The Association between Obesity and Periodontal Disease: NHANES 2009-2012 Analysis. | ||
| Egyptian Dental Journal | ||
| Article 6, Volume 69, Issue 1 - Serial Number 3, January 2023, Pages 207-216 PDF (348.19 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/edj.2022.166300.2280 | ||
| Author | ||
| Ahmed Alhassani* | ||
| Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study investigated the association between body fatness and periodontitis. The study population comprised 6,811 individuals who participated in the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2009-2012 cycles. Body adiposity was evaluated using body mass index (BMI), and visceral adiposity was evaluated using waist circumference (WC). Periodontitis was defined using two methods: the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) periodontitis case definition (CDC/AAP) and the Arbes et al. 2001 case definition (at least one site with ≥ 3 mm clinical attachment loss and ≥ 4 mm probing depth). The results showed that the prevalence of periodontitis was 41.8% according to the Arbes et al. 2001 definition and 45.7% according to the CDC/AAP definition. Based on Arbes et al. definition, those with BMI of 27-29.9 had a 34% increase in the odds of periodontitis (odds ratio (OR): 1.34, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.08-1.66). Those who were obese (BMI ≥30) had a 47% increase in the odds of periodontitis (OR: 1.47, 95% CI: 1.22-1.76). High WC was associated with 63% higher odds of periodontal disease (OR: 1.63, 95% CI: 1.79-2.06). Based on the CDC/AAP case definition, neither high BMI nor WC were associated with periodontitis. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| periodontitis; periodontal disease; epidemiology; obesity | ||
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