Corbet, EF

Kawamura, M

Leung, WK

Movva, LR

Siu, SC

Journal of Dental Research

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Title Health behaviours, TNF-alpha and periodontal status in type-2diabeticsAuthor(s) Movva, LR; Leung, WK; Corbet, EF; Siu, SC; Kawamura, MCitationThe 19th Annual Scientific Meeting of the InternationalAssociation for Dental Research (Southeast Asia Division), KohSamui, Thailand, 3-6 September 2004. In Journal of DentalResearch, 2004, v. 83 Sp Iss BIssued Date 2004URL http://hdl.handle.net/10722/53686Rights Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong LicenseHealth behaviours, TNF-alpha and periodontal status in type-2 diabetics L.R. MOVVA1, W.K. LEUNG1, E.F. CORBET1, S.C. SIU2, and M. KAWAMURA3, 1University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China, 2Tung Wah Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China, 3Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan  Objectives: To assess the associations between health behaviours, metabolic control, serum TNF-alpha and periodontal status in Chinese type 2 diabetics. Methods: 208, nonsmoking type 2 diabetic patients aged 40-70 years (51% female) attending an outpatient diabetic clinic were examined. All patients filled in structured questionnaires and were clinically examined. Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and serum TNF-alpha were measured using commercial kits from blood drawn on the day of examination. Results: General health behaviour was significantly associated with diet behaviour (r=0.174) and distress (r=0.197). Diet behaviour of females was better than males (p<0.001). Perceived fatigue was negatively associated with oral health behaviour (r=-0.160). Distress was lower in the younger age group 40-50 compared to 51-70 (p<0.01). Mean serum TNF-alpha level was 0.65pg/ml and this was not associated with any variable. The prevalence of severe periodontal disease was 70.6%. Oral hygiene status was significantly associated with mean PPD (r=0.36) and mean PAL (r=0.327). HbA1c levels were significantly associated with mean PPD (r=0.202) and mean PAL (r=0.180). Subjects with a longer history of diabetes (>5 years) had significantly deeper mean PPD (p<0.04), higher mean PAL (p<0.01) and more missing anterior teeth (p<0.025). Conclusion: In this group of type-2 diabetics the severity of periodontal disease was found to be associated with oral hygiene, metabolic control and duration of diabetes. Serum TNF-alpha and health behaviours did not seem to be associated with periodontal disease status.    Periodontal Research - Diagnosis / Epidemiology  The Preliminary Program for Annual Scientific Meeting, 19th International Association for Dental Research-Southeast Asia Division and 13th Southeast Asia Association for Dental Education (September 3-6, 2004)  

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