Overweight/obesity
1 paper1 finding
- 1 lab in 2 countries
Associations
1Periodontal disease
upin humans1OR 1.49
1 study
Periodontal disease
upin humans1OR 1.49
Overweight/obesity raises the risk of periodontal disease in humans (pooled OR = 1.49, 95% CI 1.13-1.97).
“Meta-analysis indicated that overweight or obese older adults had a significantly higher risk of periodontal disease compared with normal-weight counterparts (pooled odds ratio [OR] = 1.49; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.13-1.97).”
Review
GeroScience8 Sep 2025
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