Association between probiotic consumption and periodontitis: Evidence from NHANES 2009–2014

Abstract

AimThe study aimed to provide evidence of the relationship between probiotics consumption and periodontitis.Materials and MethodsA total of 4577 adults who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) during 2009–2014 were included in the study. The weighted prevalence of periodontitis was compared among different groups, and a weighted binary logistic regression analysis was conducted to explore the relationship between probiotic consumption and periodontitis. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to assess the role of probiotic consumption in the periodontitis prediction model.ResultsParticipants who consumed probiotics had a significantly lower prevalence of periodontitis than those who did not (41.08% vs. 27.83%, p < .001). After fully adjusting for all factors, the odds ratio associated with periodontitis for consuming probiotics was 0.70 (95% confidence interval 0.54–0.92, p = .01) when compared with those who did not consume probiotics. A predictive model including age, sex, ethnicity, poverty income ratio, smoking status and probiotics had 77.0% sensitivity and 60.3% specificity in detecting periodontitis in US adults and achieved an area under the ROC curve of 0.749.ConclusionsThese results indicate that consuming probiotics is associated with a reduced risk of periodontitis.

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