Burden of chronic diseases associated with periodontal diseases: a retrospective cohort study using UK primary care data.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify the association between periodontal diseases (gingivitis and periodontitis) and chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease, cardiometabolic disease, autoimmune disease and mental ill health.

Design

Retrospective cohort.

Setting

IQVIA Medical Research Data-UK between 1 January 1995 and 1 January 2019.

Participants

64 379 adult patients with a general practitioner recorded diagnosis of periodontal disease (exposed patients) were matched to 251 161 unexposed patients by age, sex, deprivation and registration date.

Main outcome measures

Logistic regression models accounting for covariates of clinical importance were undertaken to estimate the adjusted OR (aOR) of having chronic diseases at baseline in the exposed compared with t

SUBMITTER: Zemedikun DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8689170 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature