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Association between periodontitis and pulmonary function based on the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)
Author(s) -
Lee WeiCheng,
Fu Earl,
Li ChungHsing,
Huang RenYeong,
Chiu HsienChung,
Cheng WanChien,
Chen WeiLiang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/jcpe.13303
Subject(s) - periodontitis , national health and nutrition examination survey , medicine , spirometry , logistic regression , pulmonary function testing , cohort , cohort study , environmental health , population , asthma
Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between impaired pulmonary function and periodontitis. Materials and Methods From the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data, we examined the association between pulmonary function and severity of periodontitis using the univariate and multivariate regression models. Moreover, the association between obstructive or restrictive spirometry patterns and periodontitis status was also determined by multivariable logistic regression analysis. Results A total of 10,645 participants were included in our study. The values of predicted FEV1%, predicted FVC%, and FEV1/FVC were found to gradually decline with increasing severity of periodontitis ( p < .001). Obstructive and restrictive pulmonary functions were significantly associated with severity of periodontitis. Conclusion Individuals with a greater degree of periodontitis had poor pulmonary function. However, further long‐term cohort studies are required for a comprehensive evaluation.