Periodontitis in obese adults with and without metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epidemiological studies support an association between obesity, metabolic syndrome (MetS), and periodontitis. Still, understanding of the effects of low-grade inflammation in obese subjects on periodontitis and influence of MetS remains incomplete. The aims of this cross-sectional study were to explore the association between obesity related variables and periodontitis, and assess if MetS is a risk indicator for periodontitis in a sample of obese adults.

Methods

The study sample comprised 52 adults with a body mass index (BMI) of ≥ 30 kg/m² referred for obesity therapy at the Obesity Centre at Haukeland University Hospital (HUH), Bergen, Norway. The subjects had prior to enrolment completed a 5-month lifestyle intervention course as part of a 2-year man

SUBMITTER: Nilsen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10315020 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature