Preterm low birth weights associated with periodontal disease in the Fiji Islands
| Autor: | Ramakant Sharma, Angela R. C. Pack, Leenu R. Maimanuku, Zac Morse |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Alcohol Drinking Ethnic group Rural Health Cohort Studies Pregnancy Ethnicity medicine Fiji Humans Prospective Studies Periodontitis Prospective cohort study Reproductive History General Dentistry Periodontal Diseases Obstetrics business.industry Rural health Smoking Confounding Infant Newborn Pregnancy Outcome Infant Low Birth Weight medicine.disease Pregnancy Complications Low birth weight Female Periodontal Index medicine.symptom business Infant Premature Maternal Age Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | International Dental Journal. 57:257-260 |
| ISSN: | 0020-6539 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1875-595x.2007.tb00129.x |
| Popis: | Aim: To determine any association between pre-term low birth weight (PTLBW) neonates and periodontal disease during the mother's pregnancy. Design: A multi-centered prospective case cohort study. Setting: Ante-natal clinics at the Colonial War Memorial and Lautoka Hospitals, Fiji from 1 st January to 30 th June 2004. Participants: 670 multiethnic pregnant women. Methods: Participants were interviewed to identify confounding variables - medical conditions, smoking, alcohol consumption, maternal age and history of preterm birth. Oral examination was conducted and included the Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN). Delivery outcome was recorded for each woman. Results: The mean age of participants was 25.80 ± 5.56 years. 1.9% (n=13) women delivered preterm babies. More than 50% of this group displayed moderate to severe periodontitis compared with 13% of women who had a normal delivery. Preterm birth was also associated with the mother having had a previous preterm birth and who was more likely to be Indo-Fijian (p |
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