Wellapuli Nimali, Ekanayake Lilani
Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
BMC Res Notes. 2017 Sep 7;10(1):460. doi: 10.1186/s13104-017-2778-3.
To determine risk factors for chronic periodontitis in 30-60 year olds in Sri Lanka. Cases and controls for this population based unmatched case-control study were identified from a broader cross-sectional study which was conducted to determine the prevalence of chronic periodontitis in 30-60 year old adults in Colombo district Sri Lanka. The study included 694 cases and 706 controls. Data were collected by means of a pre-tested interviewer administered questionnaire to obtain information about socio-demographic and behavioural factors, a physical examination to record anthropometric measurements and an oral examination.
Being a male, a Muslim, belonging to the 45-60 year old age group, having less than 12 years of education, using the finger to clean teeth, current smoking, current betel quid chewing, self-reported diabetes and hypertension emerged as risk factors for chronic periodontitis.
Several socio-demographic and behavioural factors as well as co-morbid conditions emerged as independent risk factors for chronic periodontits in this population. The findings could be used for planning programmes to reduce the burden of chronic periodontits in Colombo district Sri Lanka.
确定斯里兰卡30至60岁人群慢性牙周炎的风险因素。在一项旨在确定斯里兰卡科伦坡地区30至60岁成年人慢性牙周炎患病率的更广泛横断面研究中，识别出了该基于人群的非匹配病例对照研究的病例和对照。该研究包括694例病例和706例对照。通过预先测试的由访谈员管理的问卷收集数据，以获取有关社会人口学和行为因素的信息，进行体格检查以记录人体测量数据，并进行口腔检查。
男性、穆斯林、年龄在45至60岁之间、受教育年限少于12年、用手指清洁牙齿、当前吸烟、当前嚼槟榔、自我报告患有糖尿病和高血压成为慢性牙周炎的风险因素。
在该人群中，若干社会人口学和行为因素以及合并症成为慢性牙周炎的独立风险因素。这些研究结果可用于规划减轻斯里兰卡科伦坡地区慢性牙周炎负担的项目。
