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Tegelberg, P., Saxlin, T., Tervonen, T., Knuuttila, M., Jokelainen, J., Auvinen, J., & Ylöstalo, P. (2021). Association of long-term obesity and weight gain with periodontal pocketing: Results of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 study. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 48( 10), 1344– 1355. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpe.13524

Association of long-term obesity and weight gain with periodontal pocketing : results of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 study

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Author: Tegelberg, Paula1,2; Saxlin, Tuomas3,4; Tervonen, Tellervo1,2;
Organizations: 1Research Unit of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
2Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
3Institute of Dentistry, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
4Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
5Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
6Center for Life Course Epidemiology and Systems Medicine, University of Oulu and Unit of Primary Care, Oulu, Finland
7Center for Life Course Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Health Centre of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Format: article
Version: published version
Access: open
Online Access: PDF Full Text (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Persistent link: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2021110854273
Language: English
Published: John Wiley & Sons, 2021
Publish Date: 2021-11-08
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Abstract

Aim: To investigate whether obesity, central obesity, and weight gain are associated with periodontal pocketing.

Materials and methods: A never-smoking sub-population (n = 725) of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 was categorized based on body mass index (BMI; participants with normal weight, overweight, and obesity) and waist circumference (WC; participants without central obesity and with central obesity) at ages 31 and 46. The categories were combined to define whether the participants stayed in the respective BMI and WC categories or moved on to a higher category during follow-up. A periodontal examination was done at age 46.

Results: WC was more consistently associated with periodontal pocketing than BMI. The relative risks for the number of sites with periodontal pocket depth (PPD) ≥4 mm and bleeding PPD ≥4 mm in participants with central obesity both at age 31 and at age 46 were 1.7 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.4–2.0) and 2.1 (95% CI 1.6–2.6). The corresponding values for participants who had no central obesity at age 31 but had central obesity at age 46 were 1.6 (95% CI 1.4–1.8) and 1.9 (95% CI 1.6–2.3).

Conclusion: Of all the studied measures, central obesity appeared to be most strongly associated with the inflammatory condition of the periodontium.

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Series: Journal of clinical periodontology
ISSN: 0303-6979
ISSN-E: 1600-051X
ISSN-L: 0303-6979
Volume: 48
Issue: 10
Pages: 1344 - 1355
DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.13524
OADOI: https://oadoi.org/10.1111/jcpe.13524
Type of Publication: A1 Journal article – refereed
Field of Science: 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine
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Funding: Finnish Dental Society Apollonia; Medical Research Center, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu; ERDF (European Regional Development Fund), Grant/Award Number: 539/2010 A31592; Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Oulu, Finland, Grant/Award Numbers: 54231, 50621; National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Grant/Award Number: 54121; Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Grant/Award Numbers: 190/97, 160/97, 23/251/97; Oulu University Hospital, Grant/Award Numbers: 24301140, 8/97, 2/97; University of Oulu, Grant/Award Numbers: 24000692, 65354.
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