P W Cheng, L R Novick
Causes versus enabling conditions
Cognition
periodontitis avoided healthy lifestyle however studies looked one lifestyle ignoring connection lifestyle patterns periodontitis purpose study look association modifiable lifestyle patterns periodontitis data obtained national health nutrition examination survey 20092010 20112012 smoke drink exercise sleep duration oral exams selfrated oral health lifestyle factors cdcaap classificationcase definition used evaluate periodontitis drawing upon latent class analysis distinct patterns lifestyle identified participant exclusively affiliated single pattern association lifestyle classes periodontitis examined using ordinal logistic regression 4686 52 total 9034 participants mean age 5408 women three lifestyle latent classes found fitting 210 models class 1 52 class 2 13 class 3 35 class 1 displayed prevalence oral examination 75 favorable selfrated oral health 92 engagement physical activity 50 class 2 exhibited lowest alcohol consumption 64 smoking rates 73 highest prevalence physical inactivity 98 class 3 showed tendency smoking 72 alcohol consumption 78 shorter sleep duration 50 absence oral examinations 75 suboptimal selfrated oral health 68 influencing variables latent classes lifestyle age education poverty level periodontitis risk may rise 24 additional unhealthy lifestyle practiced participants 124 95 ci 118131 class 3 180 95 ci 152213 greater risk periodontitis compared class 1 analysis revealed unhealthy lifestyle patterns associated periodontitis different lifestyle patterns need taken account developing public health interventions clinical care