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. 2018 May 4;15(5):912.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph15050912.

Association between Peptic Ulcer Disease and Periodontitis: A Nationwide Population-Based Case-Control Study in Taiwan

Hui-Chieh Yu  1 , Tsung-Po Chen  2 , Chia-Yi Wei  3 , Yu-Chao Chang  4   5
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Association between Peptic Ulcer Disease and Periodontitis: A Nationwide Population-Based Case-Control Study in Taiwan

Hui-Chieh Yu et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Previous studies have suggested that peptic ulcer disease (PUD) including stomach and duodenal ulcers might be associated with periodontitis (PD); however, no clear conclusions have been reached thus far. In this retrospective case-control study, we aimed to investigate the association between PUD and PD by using a large population-based dataset in Taiwan. A population-based retrospective case control study was conducted using the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2010 (LHID2010) derived from the National Health Insurance Research database (NHIRD) in Taiwan from 2000 to 2013. The case and control group were matched with gender, age, urbanization level, socioeconomic status, and Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) by using the propensity score method at a 1:1 ratio. A total of 177,240 cases and 177,240 control patients were included in this study, with an average age of 46.96 ± 11.76 years. The risk of PUD for patients diagnosed with PD was 1.15-fold when compared with those without PD (OR, 1.15; 95% CI, 1.12⁻1.18). This population-based case control study demonstrated a significantly positive association between PUD and PD in Taiwan.

Keywords: Helicobacter pylori; duodenal ulcer; gastric ulcer; peptic ulcer disease; periodontitis.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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