Maternal risk factors and periodontal disease: A cross-sectional study among postpartum mothers in Tamil Nadu
Autor: | Ananthi Christopher, Rohini Govindasamy, Manikandan Dhanasekaran, VR Balaji, B Karthikeyan, Sheeja S Varghese |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Periodontal examination Cross-sectional study Birth weight lcsh:Analytical chemistry lcsh:RS1-441 Bioengineering General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology lcsh:Pharmacy and materia medica 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Statistical significance medicine low birth weight postpartum General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Risk factor periodontitis lcsh:QD71-142 Obstetrics business.industry Confounding 030206 dentistry Odds ratio Low birth weight 030104 developmental biology Original Article medicine.symptom business preterm |
Zdroj: | Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, Vol 9, Iss 5, Pp 50-54 (2017) Journal of Pharmacy & Bioallied Sciences |
ISSN: | 0975-7406 |
Popis: | Background and Aim: It is inconclusive that periodontitis is an independent risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes. This study aims to investigate the association between maternal periodontitis and preterm and/or low birth weight babies. Settings and Design: This was a prospective cross-sectional study. After prior informed consent, 3500 postpartum mothers were selected from various hospitals in Tamil Nadu and categorized into the following groups: group-1 – Normal term normal birth weight (n = 1100); Group-2 – Preterm normal birth weight (n = 400); Group-3 – preterm low birth weight (PTLBW) (n = 1000); and Group-4 – Normal term low birth weight (n = 1000). Periodontal examination was done, and risk factors were ascertained by means of questionnaire and medical records. Statistical Analysis: Comparison between case groups and control groups were done, odds ratio (OR) was calculated, and statistical significance were assessed by Chi-square tests. To control for the possible confounders, all variables with P < 0.05 were selected and entered into multivariate regression model, and OR and 95% confidence limits were again estimated. SPSS-15 software was used. Results: Periodontitis was diagnosed in 54.8%, 52.3%, 53.8%, 59.4%, respectively. On comparison between the groups, none of periodontal parameters showed significant association except for the crude association observed in Group-4 for mild periodontitis (OR - 1.561; P = 0.000) and PTLBW. Conclusion: Periodontitis is not a significant independent risk factor, and obstetric factors contribute a major risk for preterm and/or low birth weight babies |
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