Association between tooth loss and overweight/obesity among Brazilian adults: the Pró-Saúde Study

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between tooth loss and overweight/obesity in an adult Brazilian population. It is a cross-sectional study comprising 3,930 adults [1,744 men and 2,186 women; median age of 40 y (ranging 20-59); 16.9% obese; 7.3% almost all or all teeth missing]....

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Main Authors: Luciane Maria PILOTTO, Roger Keller CELESTE, Eduardo FAERSTEIN, Sonia Maria Blauth de SLAVUTZKY
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2014-08-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242014000100243&lng=en&tlng=en