Correlation between diabetes mellitus and periodontitis in Taiwan: A nationwide cohort study.

摘要: Abstract Aims The mechanism underlying the association of diabetes mellitus (DM) and periodontitis is not clear. This study aimed to investigate correlation between DM periodontitis. Methods was a retrospective cohort study, which conducted based on Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. subjects were 39,384 new-onset patients who aged above 20 years old from 2005 2012. To avoid selection bias, we applied propensity score matching obtain without DM, as control group. Cox proportional hazard model used analyze risk in with DM. Results After controlling for related variables, Patients had higher compared (adjusted ratios [aHR] = 1.04, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.01–1.08). hypertension (HTN) no (aHR = 0.96, CI: 0.92–1.00). dyslipidemia rheumatoid arthritis (RA) both (aHR = 1.26, 1.19–1.34; aHR = 1.41, 1.19–1.67). Conclusions There may have incident Besides, age, HTN, dyslipidemia, RA are also associated