Relationship of body mass index with the severity of periodontitis

authors:

avatar Parviz Torkzaban , avatar Hamidreza Abdolsamadi , * , avatar Mina Jazaeri , avatar Farzane Asnaashari

Koomesh: Vol.15, issue 1; 118-124
published online: October 28, 2013
article type: Research Article
received: October 02, 2012
accepted: September 08, 2013

how to cite: Torkzaban P, Abdolsamadi H, Jazaeri M, Asnaashari F. Relationship of body mass index with the severity of periodontitis. koomesh. 2013;15(1):e152622. 

Abstract

 Introduction: Current evidence suggests that periodontitis would be associated with some systemic condition including body fat content. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between body mass index (BMI) and severity of periodontitis. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study 360 diabetes free individuals attended to the department of Hamadan (Iran) periodontology during 22 November 2011 to 21 January 2012 were conducted. Body Mass Index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and periodontal examination were performed for all participants. Results: : BMI was 24.17±1.68, 25.60 ± 2.07, 28.50 ±1.55, and 29.65± 2.66 in health, gingivitis, mild and server periodontitis respectively. It was significantly different according to the periodontuim inflammation (p