Amount and type of alcohol and periodontitis in the Copenhagen City Heart Study.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to study the association between alcohol consumption and periodontitis assessed as clinical attachment loss (CAL) and bleeding on probing (BOP) in a cross-sectional design.


METHODS
The study included 1,521 adults aged 20-95 years, who underwent an oral examination including full-mouth registration of CAL and BOP. Alcohol was ascertained using a food-frequency questionnaire. The association between total and type-specific alcohol and periodontitis was assessed by means of multivariate logistic regression.


RESULTS
A lower odds ratio (OR) for CAL (defined as mean >or=3 mm) was observed in men consuming 21-34 [OR=0.51, 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.27-0.95] and 35+ drinks/week (OR=0.34, 95% CI, 0.15-0.79) compared with men drinking 1-13 drinks/week. Also, men with a weekly wine consumption of more than 14 drinks compared with men who reported no wine intake had lower OR for CAL (OR=0.24; 95% CI, 0.09-0.62). A higher OR for BOP (defined as >or=25%) among male abstainers was observed (OR=1.79, 95% CI, 1.03-3.12) compared with men in the light-drinking group (1-13 drinks/week). No significant association was observed for either CAL or BOP in women.


CONCLUSIONS
The results indicate that higher alcohol consumption, particularly intake of wine, is inversely associated with CAL in men. Such an association is not found in women.
Kongstad
Johanne
J
Department of Odontology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. kon@odont.ku.dk
Hvidtfeldt
Ulla Arthur
UA
Grønbaek
Morten
M
Jontell
Mats
M
Stoltze
Kaj
K
Holmstrup
Palle
P
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000209:etiology*; D010512:Periodontal Index; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000209:etiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014920:Wine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055815:Young Adult