Risk of chronic periodontitis in patients with obstructive sleep apnea in Korea: a nationwide retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to determine whether the development of chronic periodontitis is more likely among patients who have been newly diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) through an analysis of representative data from the general population.

Methods

A nationwide, population-based, retrospective cohort study was conducted using patient records from the Korean National Health Insurance Service database. For the period 2004-2019, patient data were categorized into 2 groups: a diagnosis of OSA (747 subjects) and no diagnosis of OSA (1,494 subjects). Subsequently, 1:2 propensity score matching was performed to ensure the homogeneity of the 2 groups. To analyze the risk of incident chronic periodontitis, a Cox proportional-hazards model was used to calculat

SUBMITTER: Kim SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10586923 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature