Abstract
The objective of this research was to determine the relationship between periodontal disease and obesity as calculated by BMI in a retrospective population of patients at the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Dental Medicine.
Background: Obesity is a major global public health problem affecting both developed and developing societies. Obesity is an individual health condition with a societal component and any reduction in the epidemic would have worldwide public health benefits. Obesity is a complex multifactorial chronic disease arising from an interaction of genotype and the environment. Being overweight as an individual is an established predisposing risk factor for many chronic systemic conditions. Our understanding of how and why obesity develops is incomplete, but involves the integration of social, behavioral, cultural, physiological, metabolic, and genetic factors.
Materials and Methods: Data for 3058 patients regarding the relationship between BMI and periodontal condition were extracted from the electronic health record maintained by the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. For each patient record, variables including age, gender, BMI, smoking history, diabetes condition, and periodontal condition were extracted and categorized.
Results: Logistic regression was used to control for age, sex, race, diabetes condition, and smoking condition. Patients with Body Mass Index ≥ 30 were 1.22 times more likely to develop periodontal disease. Controlling for all variables except gender and periodontal condition, male patients have a higher chance for periodontal disease than females have. (p< 0.01).
Conclusion: Findings further establish the positive correlation between periodontal disease and obesity as measured by Body Mass Index (BMI). Obese patients, BMI ≥ 30, had a greater chance of developing periodontal disease (p<0.01), with the probability increasing for male patients. The prevalence of periodontal disease in the presence of obesity likewise increased with age
Citation
Vitolo RA. Retrospective Study of the Relationship between Obesity as BMI and Periodontal Disease. SM J Dent. 2015; 1(1): 1004.