The association between sialolithiasis and smoking, alcohol drinking and obesity in Korea: a nested case-control study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Smoking and alcohol consumption are the most common social habits in patients with sialolithiasis. Moreover, obesity has been reported to have a significant association with poor oral hygiene, one of the causes of sialolithiasis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationships among tobacco smoking, drinking alcohol, obesity and sialolithiasis in a Korean population. METHODS:The Korean National Health Insurance Service-Health Screening Cohort, which includes patients ≥40 years old, was assessed from 2002 to 2013. A total of 947 sialolithiasis participants were matched with 3788 control subjects at a ratio of 1:4 with respect to age group, sex, income group, region of residence, hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. We analyzed the participants' previous histories

SUBMITTER: Jin YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7164270 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature