Health insurance status is associated with periodontal disease progression among Gullah African-Americans with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Assess periodontal disease progression among GullahAfrican Americans with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) according to health insurance coverage.

Methods

From an ongoing clinical trial among T2DM Gullah, we extracted a cohort that was previously enrolled in a cross-sectional study (N=93). Comparing prior exam to trial initiation, total tooth sites/person with periodontal disease progression events [evaluated separately: 2+ mm of clinical attachment loss (CAL), 2+ mm increased periodontal probing depths (PPD), bleeding on probing (BOP) emergence] were evaluated according to health insurance coverage using regression techniques appropriate for data with different counts of potential events per subject (varying tooth sites available). We used negative binomial regres

SUBMITTER: Marlow NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4234040 | biostudies-literature | 2011

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature