Longitudinal change in periodontal disease status linked with incident diabetes
Longitudinal change in periodontal disease status is associated with incident diabetes risk according to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology
The presence of periodontal disease (PD) at a single time point has been suggested as a predictor of diabetes risk, but whether changes in periodontal disease status are associated with altered risk of diabetes has yet to be reported on a population scale.
This study investigated whether recovery from or development of periodontal disease in a population is associated with an altered risk for diabetes occurrence.
Data of subjects who received health screening from 2002 to 2007 were obtained from the National Health Insurance Service - National Health Screening cohort database of Korea. Patients with a history of diabetes were excluded. Changes in periodontal disease status were determined from the first two health screenings. Study subjects were divided into 4 groups according to the changes of periodontal disease status: PD-free, PD-recovered, PD-developed, and PD-chronic. The outcome was the occurrence of diabetes.
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