Association between dietary quality and the prevalence of periodontitis in older Korean adults aged 60 or over.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study investigated the association between dietary quality and the prevalence of periodontitis in older Korean adults (≥60 years of age) using data from the seventh Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES VII, 2016-2018).

Methods

Among the 16,489 KNHANES participants from 2016-2018, those aged ≥60 years were selected as the eligible population. After applying our exclusion criteria, 3,527 participants were included in the final study population. Periodontal status was measured using the Community Periodontal Index (CPI). To determine the association between dietary quality and the prevalence of periodontitis, analysis of variance, the chi-square (χ²) test, and logistic regression analysis were performed.

Results

The population was

SUBMITTER: Hwang EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11377895 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature