title: Gingivitis susceptibility and its relation to periodontitis in men.
abstract: The objective of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate whether gingivitis susceptibility is associated with periodontitis. We analyzed data of 462 men in the VA Dental Longitudinal Study aged 47 to 92 years who had never smoked or had quit smoking 5+ years previously. Multiple logistic regression models, with tooth-level bleeding on probing at sites with attachment loss<or=2 mm as the dependent variable, were derived with adjustment for plaque, calculus, crown coverage, age, income, education, marital status, body mass index, diabetes, and vitamin C intake, and stratification by age (<65, 65+ years). Periodontitis and mean attachment loss were positively associated with bleeding on probing, with stronger associations among men<65 years old (for periodontitis, OR 2.1; 95% CI 1.5, 3.1) than men 65+ years of age (OR 1.2; 95% CI 0.9, 1.6). Our results suggest that among never and former smokers, gingivitis susceptibility is higher among men with periodontitis compared with that in men without periodontitis.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Health Policy and Health Services Research, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, and VA Boston Healthcare System, MA 02118, USA. tdietric@bu.edu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dietrich
authors.forename: E Krall
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Kaye
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Nunn
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Van Dyke
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Garcia
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003442:Crowns; D003728:Dental Calculus / Q000503:physiopathology; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000503:physiopathology; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D004522:Educational Status; D005884:Gingival Hemorrhage / Q000503:physiopathology; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000503:physiopathology; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014815:Vitamins; D001205:Ascorbic Acid