Better-quality diet is associated with lower odds of severe periodontitis in US Hispanics/Latinos

• Main Authors: Badner, V. (Author), Borrell, L.N (Author), Kaplan, R.C (Author), Lamster, I.B (Author), Laniado, N. (Author), Morse, D.E (Author), Mossavar-Rahmani, Y. (Author), Qi, Q. (Author), Salazar, C.R (Author), Singer, R.H (Author), Sotres-Alvarez, D. (Author)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Munksgaard 2018
• Subjects: adolescent; Adolescent; adult; Adult; aged; Aged; caloric intake; Cross-Sectional Studies; cross-sectional study; diet; Diet; diet quality; Energy Intake; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; hispanics; human; Humans; latinos; middle aged; Middle Aged; periodontal disease; periodontal inflammation; periodontitis; Periodontitis; young adult; Young Adult
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 Aim: We investigated the cross-sectional association between diet quality and severe periodontitis in a sample of diverse Hispanics from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Materials and methods: A total of 13,920 Hispanic/Latinos aged 18–74 years of different heritages underwent a full-mouth oral examination and completed two 24-hr dietary recalls during 2008–2011. Severe periodontitis was defined as having ≥30% tooth sites with clinical attachment loss ≥5 mm. Diet quality was assessed using the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI-2010). We evaluated the association of diet quality with severe periodontitis adjusting for age, sex, nativity status, income, education, last dental visit, current insurance, cigarette smoking, diabetes, and energy intake. Results: Relative to those at the lowest quartile of diet quality, individuals at the highest quartile had significantly lower odds of severe periodontitis (adjusted OR = 0.57, 95% CI: 0.39–0.82), with evidence of a dose–response relationship across AHEI quartiles. Among AHEI-2010 components, higher consumption of whole grains and fruits, and lower consumption of red/processed meats were associated with lower odds of severe periodontitis. Conclusion: Better-quality diet was associated with lower prevalence of severe periodontitis although the causal pathways need to be clarified in future work. © 2018 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd