Better-quality diet is associated with lower odds of severe periodontitis in US Hispanics/Latinos.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

We investigated the cross-sectional association between diet quality and severe periodontitis in a sample of diverse Hispanics from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.

Materials and methods

A total of 13,920 Hispanic/Latinos aged 18-74 years of different heritages underwent a full-mouth oral examination and completed two 24-hr dietary recalls during 2008-2011. Severe periodontitis was defined as having ≥30% tooth sites with clinical attachment loss ≥5 mm. Diet quality was assessed using the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI-2010). We evaluated the association of diet quality with severe periodontitis adjusting for age, sex, nativity status, income, education, last dental visit, current insurance, cigarette smoking, diabetes, and energy intake.

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SUBMITTER: Salazar CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6023728 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature