Maternal periodontitis and the causes of preterm birth: the case-control Epipap study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To analyse the association between maternal periodontitis and preterm birth (<37 weeks' gestation) according to the causes of preterm birth.

Materials and methods

Epipap is a case-control multi-centre study of singleton livebirths. One thousand one hundred and eight women with preterm deliveries and 1094 with deliveries at term (> or =37 weeks) at six French maternity units were included. Periodontal examinations after delivery identified localized and generalized periodontitis. Cases were classified according to four causes of preterm birth. Polytomous logistic regression analysis was used to control for confounders (maternal age, parity, nationality, educational level, marital status, employment during pregnancy, body mass index before pregnancy, smoking status) and th

SUBMITTER: Nabet C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2876161 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature