The Relationship between Body Mass Index and Periodontitis in Arab Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, there was no association between periodontitis and BMI. More studies are needed to further explore this relationship taking into consideration additional lifestyle factors.

A novel U‐shaped relationship between BMI and risk of generalized aggressive periodontitis in Chinese: A cross‐sectional study

“…A case‐control study found that participants with BMI ≧ 25 were positively associated with AL . However, another study found no correlation between BMI and AL among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus . BMI was reported to be inversely associated with clinical AL .…”

“…The study finds that BMI is positively related with the risk of GAgP when the BMI value falls within the range of 22 to 28 kg/m 2 and negatively related when BMI value falls within the range of 18 to 22 kg/m 2 , with 22 kg/m 2 being the optimal BMI value associated with lowest GAgP risk. There were numerous previous studies on the relationship between periodontitis and BMI, but the conclusions were controversial . Most studies suggested that BMI was positively associated with periodontitis and overweight or obesity could increase the risk of periodontitis .…”

“…Most studies suggested that BMI was positively associated with periodontitis and overweight or obesity could increase the risk of periodontitis . Some studies have reported no association between BMI and periodontitis . A few researches observed an inverse relationship .…”

“…Attachment loss (AL) is an important evaluating indicator for the diagnosis of severity of periodontitis. Previously published studies on the association between BMI and AL of periodontitis were controversial . A case‐control study found that participants with BMI ≧ 25 were positively associated with AL .…”

“…There were numerous previous studies on the relationship between periodontitis and BMI, but the conclu-sions were controversial. [4][5][6][23][24][25][26] Most studies suggested that BMI was positively associated with periodontitis and overweight or obesity could increase the risk of periodontitis. [4][5][6] Some studies have reported no association between BMI and periodontitis.…”