Association between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Poor Self-Perceived Oral Health in Korean Adults.

ABSTRACT: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and oral health problems have been reported as specific disease units; however, this study was conducted to evaluate the association between RA and comprehensive oral health status. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the association between RA and oral health using self-perceived oral health (SPOH) variables that can determine the oral health status in Korean adults using representative national data. Data from 40,186 selected participants were collected from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) between 2007 and 2018. The prevalence relative risk (PRR) was estimated using Poisson regression analysis to obtain the risk ratio of the SPOH according to RA. The risk of SPOH depending on the RA status was statistically significant (odd

SUBMITTER: Shim H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8954365 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature