The Effect of Periodontitis on Body Size Phenotypes in Adults without Diagnosed Chronic Diseases: The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013–2015

TL;DR

This study found that periodontitis is more common in certain body size groups with metabolic issues, even in people without chronic diseases.

Contribution

The study identifies metabolically abnormal body size phenotypes as independent risk factors for periodontitis in adults without diagnosed chronic diseases.

Findings

Periodontitis was more prevalent in metabolically abnormal normal weight and obese groups.

Mild and severe periodontitis were significantly associated with metabolically abnormal phenotypes.

Metabolically abnormal phenotypes are independent risk factors for periodontitis.

Abstract

We aimed to examine the correlation between periodontitis and body size phenotypes in 7301 participants without diagnosed chronic diseases in the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013–2015. The participants were categorized into the following body size phenotype groups based on body mass index and the presence of metabolic syndrome: metabolically healthy normal weight (MHNW), metabolically abnormal normal weight (MANW), metabolically healthy obese (MHO), and metabolically abnormal obese (MAO). The prevalence rates of mild and severe periodontitis were 18.1% and 7.5%, respectively. Patients with periodontitis were older, current smokers, had a lower family income, were less likely to engage in regular tooth brushing or exercise, and had a higher body mass index and glucose levels. Periodontitis was more prevalent in the MANW and MAO groups than in the MHNW and MHO groups. Compared with the MHNW phenotype, the MAO and MANW phenotypes were significantly associated with mild and severe periodontitis, and the MHO phenotype was significantly associated with mild periodontitis. The MANW and MAO phenotypes are independent risk factors for periodontitis in adults without diagnosed chronic diseases. To enhance public health, a greater focus and effective approaches for identifying metabolic disease phenotypes among individuals with periodontal disease may be clinically relevant.