Summary and comparison with other studies
periodontitis, MetS
OBESE, PERIODONTITIS, DISEASE, REGRESSION, HIV PERIODONTITIS
In a sample of obese subjects with a mean BMI of 41.5 kg/mWe hypothesized that MetS would promote a more severe periodontal conditions in obese subjects. However, the prevalence of periodontitis was similar (78.6% in non-MetS vs. 78.9% in MetS), the non-MetS group exhibiting a slightly higher prevalence severe periodontitis (42.9% in non-MetS vs. 36.8% in MetS). Moreover, BoP was more prevalent in the non-MetS group (29.8% in non-MetS vs. 23.5% in MetS; P = 0.048). The questionnaire, however, exploring personal oral hygiene routines disclosed comparable findings (73.7% in the MetS vs. 71.4% in the non-MetS group).A study on the prevalence and severity of periodontitis in a Tromsø, Norway, normal-weight population (mean age 47.3 years, range 20–79 years), reported a prevalence of 49.5% [A study from northern Finland [The association between prevalence of periodontitis and MetS was investigated in Vietnamese subjects allocated to an MetS (mean age 57.8/mean BMI 28.3 kg/mA Brazilian case-control study also reported a risk association between MetS and periodontitis [The regression analysis showed a tendency toward significant impact of gender on the development of stage III/stage IV periodontitis when adjusting for MetS variables (p = 0.083). Age had a significant effect on the prevalence of stage III/stage IV periodontitis. The effect of age might be expected as periodontitis is an irreversible, cumulative disease [