CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: It has been suggested in the literature that periodontal disease (PD) is associated with cardiovascular risk. The objective of this study was to appraise the relationship between periodontal disease (gingivitis and periodontitis) and traditional cardiovascular risk factors (obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes and metabolic syndrome) among young and middle-aged adults attended at a health promotion and check-up center in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study at the Health Promotion and Check-up Center of Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil.
METHODS:We consecutively evaluated 539 subjects without prior cardiovascular disease who were seen within a health promotion program that included cardiovascular and dental evaluation between February and November 2012. Odds ratios (OR) with respective 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for the association between PD and cardiovascular risk factors were ascertained through multinomial logistic regression. RESULTS: In this sample of mean age 45 years (standard deviation, SD ± 8.8), which was 82% male, we found PD in 63.2% (gingivitis 50.6% and periodontitis 12.6%). Individuals with PD were older, more obese (without PD 15.2%; versus gingivitis 22.1% and periodontitis 32.4%) and more diabetic (without PD 5.1%; versus gingivitis 4.8% and periodontitis 13.2%), compared with those without PD. Among all cardiovascular risk factors evaluated, obesity was associated with periodontitis (multivariate OR, 2.36; 95% CI, 1.23-4.52). However, after additional adjustment for oral hygiene, this finding was no longer significant (multivariate OR, 1.63; 95% CI, 0.79-3.37).
CONCLUSIONS:We did not find any significant associations between cardiovascular risk factors and periodontal disease in this sample.
RESUMO CONTEXTO E OBJETIVO:A literatura sugere que doença periodontal (DP) está associada ao risco cardiovascular. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a relação entre doença periodontal (gengivite e periodontite) e fatores de risco cardiovasculares tradicionais (obesidade, hipertensão, dislipidemia, diabetes e síndrome metabólica) em adultos jovens e de meia-idade atendidos em um centro de promoção da saúde e check-up na cidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
TIPO DE ESTUDO E LOCAL: Estudo transversal no Centro de Promoção de Saúde e check-up do HospitalSírio-Libanês, São Paulo, Brasil. MÉTODOS: Avaliamos consecutivamente 539 indivíduos sem doença cardiovascular diagnosticada, observados em um programa de promoção da saúde que incluiu avaliação cardiovascular e odontológica de fevereiro a novembro de 2012. Razões de chances (RC) com respectivos intervalos de confiança de 95% (IC 95%) para a associação entre DP e fatores de risco cardiovascular foram calculadas por regressão logística multinomial. RESULTADOS: Nesta amostra de pessoas com idade média de 45 anos (desvio padrão, DP ± 8,8), 82% de homens, encontramos 63,2% de casos de DP (50,6% de gengivite e periodontite 12,6%). Indivíduos com DP eram mais velhos, mais obesos (se...
