Type D personality and periodontal disease in university students: A prospective cohort study.
The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to investigate whether Type D personality was related to periodontal disease in Japanese university students. Among students ( n = 600) who were interested in receiving oral health examinations, logistic regression analysis showed that the risk of developing periodontal disease during a 3-year period was associated with body mass index ⩾ 25 (odds ratio: 2.543; 95% confidence interval: 1.297-4.989; p = 0.007) and Type D personality (odds ratio: 1.473; 95% confidence interval: 1.027-2.111; p = 0.035). In this short-term prospective cohort study, a significant association between periodontal disease and Type D personality was observed in Japanese university students.
1 Section of Geriatric Dentistry, Fukuoka Shika Daigaku, Japan.
Shinsuke
S
Mizutani
2 Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan.
Daisuke
D
Ekuni
2 Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan.
Mayu
M
Yamane-Takeuchi
2 Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan.
Tetsuji
T
Azuma
2 Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan.
Ayano
A
Taniguchi-Tabata
2 Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan.
Takaaki
T
Tomofuji
3 Health Service Center, Okayama University, Japan.
Yoshiaki
Y
Iwasaki
2 Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan.
Manabu
M
Morita
D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D064415:Type D Personality; D055815:Young Adult
cohort; health behavior; periodontal disease; type D personality; university students