Open AccessThe impact of lifestyles on the periodontal health of adults in Udupi district: A cross sectional study
Author(s) -
Nishu Singla,
Shashidhar Acharya,
Ramprasad Vasthare,
Kalyana Chakravarthy Pentapati,
Deepak Singhal,
Ritesh Singla
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.179405
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , logistic regression , odds ratio , confidence interval , confounding , marital status , multivariate analysis , bivariate analysis , environmental health , demography , gerontology , population , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology
(1) To assess the impact of different lifestyle factors on periodontal health of adults. (2) To assess the impact of overall/combined lifestyle variable (calculated by health practice index [HPI]) on periodontal health of adults.