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ArticleBMC oral health2022

The association between dietary vitamin C intake and periodontitis: result from the NHANES (2009-2014).

Wei Li, Jukun Song, Zhu Chen

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Article in BMC oral health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wei LiMedical College of Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China.
Jukun SongDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550001, China.
Zhu ChenZunyi Medical University, Guiyang Hospital of Stomatology, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550005, China. zhuchen@gzu.edu.cn.
Guiyang Medical University · CNGuizhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe purpose of this study was to investigate whether periodontitis is associated with dietary vitamin C intake, using data from The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2009-2014.

methodsThe study included 5145 adults (age ≥ 30 years) with periodontitis as a dichotomous variable and daily intake of vitamin C as a continuous variable. Multiple sets of covariates, such as age, sex, number of flossing, etc., were selected. Using EmpowerStats version 3.0, multivariate logistic regression analysis and hierarchical analysis were performed on the data, and curve fitting graphs were made.

resultsThere were no statistically significant differences (P > 0.05) between the four dietary vitamin C intake groups (quartiles, Q1-Q4) and covariates (drinking alcohol and hypertension). The low VC intake group (Q1) was more prone to periodontitis than Q2, Q3, and Q4 (all OR < 1.00). A threshold nonlinear association was found between vitamin C (mg) log10 transformation and periodontitis in a generalized additive model (GAM) (P = 0.01).

conclusionThe relationship between dietary vitamin C intake and the likelihood of periodontitis was non-linear. The smallest periodontitis index occurred when dietary vitamin C intake was 158.49 mg. Too little or too much vitamin C intake increases periodontitis.

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DietPeriodontitisAdultAscorbic AcidHumansNutritional StatusNutrition SurveysAscorbic AcidDietary vitamin C intakeNHANES databasePeriodontitis

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PMID36076176
PMCPMC9454137
OpenAlexW4295086826

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