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Table 3 Anthropometric data, obesity indexes, and prevalence of obesity-related diseases in the total sample, and the comparison between periodontitis and non-periodontitis groups

From: Periodontal and systemic health of morbidly obese patients eligible for bariatric surgery: a cross-sectional study

Parameter

Data

All patients (N = 79)

Periodontitis group (N = 51)

Non-periodontitis group (N = 28)

Periodontitis vs non-periodontitis groups; p value

Waist circumference (cm)

Mean

130.2

130.9

128.9

0.41

SD

16.2

15

17

BMI (kg/m2)

Mean

44.6

44.5

44.5

0.96

SD

7.2

6.7

9

BMI > 40

71%

71%

71%

1

BMI 35–39.9

29%

29%

29%

EOSS stage (% of patients)

0

1%

0%

3.5%

0.228

1

6%

4%

11%

2

44%

45%

43%

3

44%

49%

35.5%

4

4%

2%

7%

Disease

All patients prevalence (95% CI)

Periodontitis group prevalence (95% CI)

Non-periodontitis group prevalence (95% CI)

Periodontitis vs non-periodontitis groups; p value

Diabetes mellitus

35% (24–46)

35% (22–50)

32% (16–52)

0.809

Hypercholesteremia

31% (21–42)

33% (21–48)

29% (13–49)

0.801

Hypertriglyceridemia

20% (12–31)

16% (7–29)

25% (11–45)

0.373

Dyslipidaemia

35% (25–47)

35% (22–50)

36% (19–56)

0.82

Hypertension

60% (49–71)

73% (58–84)

36% (19–56)

0.00193*‡

Obstructive sleep apnoea

44% (33–56)

47% (33–62)

39% (22–59)

0.63‡

Depression

17% (10–27)

18% (8–31)

18% (6–37)

1

Orthopaedic disorders

69% (58–79)

75% (60–86)

61% (41–78)

0.213

PCOS (% of females)

15% (5–20)

11% (2–19)

23% (6–37)

0.384

Other diseases

62% (50–72)

68% (54–81)

50% (31–69)

0.145

Metabolic syndrome

43% (32–55)

45% (31–60)

39% (22–59)

0.643

  1. BMI body mass index, EOSS Edmonton Obesity Staging System, PCOS polycystic ovary syndrome
  2. *p < 0.01; t test; Fisher exact test