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. 2016 Sep 2;16(1):89.
doi: 10.1186/s12903-016-0288-7.

Low vitamin D status strongly associated with periodontitis in Puerto Rican adults

Orlando J Abreu  1 , Dimitris N Tatakis  2 , Augusto R Elias-Boneta  3 , Lydia López Del Valle  3 , Rafael Hernandez  3 , Maria S Pousa  3 , Cristina Palacios  4   5
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Low vitamin D status strongly associated with periodontitis in Puerto Rican adults

Orlando J Abreu et al. BMC Oral Health. .

Abstract

Background: Periodontitis and vitamin D deficiency are both highly prevalent in Puerto Rico. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the association between vitamin D levels and periodontal disease in Puerto Rican adults.

Methods: A sex-, age-, and BMI-matched case-control, cross-sectional study was conducted on 24 cases of moderate/severe periodontitis and 24 periodontally healthy controls aged 35 to 64 years. Each participant completed a socio-demographic questionnaire, underwent a full-mouth periodontal examination and provided blood sample to measure serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) levels to assess vitamin D status.

Results: A total of 19 matched case-control pairs (28 females, 10 males) completed the study. Mean serum 25 (OH) D levels were significantly lower in cases (18.5 ± 4.6 ng/ml) than in controls (24.2 ± 7.1 ng/ml; p = 0.006). Lower odds of periodontal disease were observed per unit of 25 (OH) D level (OR 0.885; 95 % CI 0.785, 0.997; p < 0.05).

Conclusions: Lower serum vitamin D levels are significantly associated with periodontitis in Puerto Rican adults.

Keywords: Hispanic Americans; Periodontitis; Puerto Rico; Vitamin D.

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