Periodontitis and edentulism as risk indicators for mortality: Results from a prospective cohort study with 20 years of follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To investigate the association between periodontitis and edentulism with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality.

Methods

Baseline data of 506 subjects including 256 angiographically verified coronary artery disease patients and 250 matched participants in cardiovascular health from the Kuopio Oral Health and Heart study were collected from 1995-1996. Mortality data were accrued until May 31, 2015, and related to baseline periodontal health and edentulism, assessed as exposure and collected by means of clinical and radiographic examination by a single examiner. Cox proportional hazards regression models were fit using covariates such as age, gender, smoking, BMI, and education. The final sample size for the periodontitis models ranged from 358 to 376, while

SUBMITTER: Antonoglou GN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10092146 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature