TY - JOUR
AR - DOBCR-2018-2-102
TI - High Waist Circumference Obesity has a Greater Association with Periodontitis among a Chinese Population
AU -  Mengming , Zhao
AU -  Zhi , Jia
AU - Dayong , Liu
AU - Hailin , Wu
AU - Hongyan , Yin
AU - Jingwen , Liu
AU - Meirui , Wang
AU - Xingyu , Niu
AU - Yaqiong , Wang
JO - Dental Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research
PY - 2018
DA - Fri 15, Jun 2018
SN - 2613-4950
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.DOBCR.2018.02.002
UR - https://www.sciencerepository.org/high-waist-circumference-obesity-has-a-greater-association-with-periodontitis-among-a-chinese-population_DOBCR-2-102 
KW - waist circumference periodontitis, obesity, abdominal, Periodontal-systemic disease, interactions
AB - Recent studies have reported a relationship between obesity and periodontitis, but few have investigated
this association in China. This present study probes the relationship between obesity and periodontitis within
a population of China. A total of 582 Chinese subjects were analyzed with fifty-three excluded. All
participants underwent a periodontal assessment, anthropometric measurements and completed a
questionnaire. Periodontal status was evaluated with the Community Periodontal Index. Body mass index
(BMI) and waist circumference (WC) were used as measures of overall body fat and upper body fat,
respectively. Data from young and elderly subjects were analyzed separately. Though there was no
association between BMI and periodontitis, the risk for periodontitis was increased by 5.1% per 1-cm
increase in WC (OR=1.051, 95%CI: 1.025-1.079, P<0.05). Within this population in China, abdominal
obesity was significantly associated with an increased prevalence, severity, and extent of periodontitis,
suggesting that individuals with high WC circumference obesity should pay more attention to their
periodontal health.