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Clinical implications of age and sex in the prevalence of periodontitis in Korean adults with diabetes

  • Authors:
    • Kyungdo Han
    • Jun‑Beom Park
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  • Published online on: February 20, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.5880
  • Pages: 3865-3873
  • Copyright: © Han et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The present study was performed to assess the risk factors for periodontitis in Korean adults with diabetes. Data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of the Korean population, conducted between January 2012 and December 2014 were used in the investigation. The presence of periodontitis in participants with diabetes in association with demographic variables and the anthropometric characteristics of the participants was investigated. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to assess the associations between periodontitis and age, sex, diabetic control and duration of diabetes, following adjustment for confounding factors. The odds ratio of periodontitis was higher in individuals ≥65 years old compared with individuals <65 years old (1.152). The odds ratio of periodontitis was significantly higher in males compared with females (1.774). The number of patients with moderate and severe periodontitis differed significantly between different age groups. The present study revealed that age, sex and oral health behavior are risk indicators for periodontitis in patients with diabetes. The present study suggests that that an increased age, being male and engaging in poor oral health behavior increases the risk of periodontitis in participants with diabetes.
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Han K and Han K: Clinical implications of age and sex in the prevalence of periodontitis in Korean adults with diabetes. Exp Ther Med 15: 3865-3873, 2018
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Han, K., & Han, K. (2018). Clinical implications of age and sex in the prevalence of periodontitis in Korean adults with diabetes. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 15, 3865-3873. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.5880
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Han, K., Park, J."Clinical implications of age and sex in the prevalence of periodontitis in Korean adults with diabetes". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 15.4 (2018): 3865-3873.
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Han, K., Park, J."Clinical implications of age and sex in the prevalence of periodontitis in Korean adults with diabetes". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 15, no. 4 (2018): 3865-3873. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.5880