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The Relationship Between Periodontal Disease and Obesity: A 5 Year Review

Mannava, Rashee G (2015) The Relationship Between Periodontal Disease and Obesity: A 5 Year Review. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Purpose: To expand upon the current evidence that there is an association between BMI and periodontal disease using a retrospective study design with a larger sample size, and thereby a greater statistical power than previously performed studies. We hypothesize that BMI is positively correlated with prevalence of periodontal disease.
Materials and Methods: Data from the electronic health records maintained by the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine from August 2008 to February 2014 was extracted for variables including age, gender, ethnicity, smoking history, diabetes, probing depths, height, and weight. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to determine the odds ratio for the association between periodontal disease status and all the other variables (BMI, age, ethnicity, gender, smoking status, and diabetes).
Results: A total of 27,052 subjects were included in the data set. Multivariate analysis of the data showed that the odds ratio of having periodontal disease with a BMI greater than or equal to 30 versus less than 30 was 1.22 when accounting for all the other confounding variables (p=0.013). Furthermore, sex, age, ethnicity, and smoking were all associated with statistically significant odds ratio for development of periodontal disease when analyzed accounting for the other confounding variables (p<0.001). Only diabetes did not show a statistically significant correlation with periodontal disease (p=0.394).
Conclusion: Our results reaffirm that increased BMI is positively correlated with periodontal disease prevalence.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Mannava, Rashee Ggoyal925@gmail.com
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairFamili, Pouranpof@pitt.eduPOF
Committee MemberHeinrichs, Edwardeph8@pitt.eduEPH8
Committee MemberSeyedain, Aliseyedain@pitt.eduSEYEDAIN
Date: 10 June 2015
Date Type: Publication
Defense Date: 22 May 2015
Approval Date: 10 June 2015
Submission Date: 3 June 2015
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Number of Pages: 32
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: School of Dental Medicine > Dental Science
Degree: MDS - Master of Dental Science
Thesis Type: Master's Thesis
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: Periodontal disease, obesity, BMI
Date Deposited: 10 Jun 2015 13:47
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2016 14:28
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/25335

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