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Choi and Kim: Gender-related difference in the relationship between smoking status and periodontal diseases: the propensity score matching approach

Abstract

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to investigate the gender-related difference in the relationship between smoking status and periodontal diseases using data from the 2014 National Health and Nutrition Survey.

Methods

A total of 4,332 subjects were included in the study. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to control selection bias, and factors affecting the smoking status were used as covariates in PSM. The chi-squared and t tests were used for bivariate analysis. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to adjust for covariates (age, education level, household income, monthly drinking, stress, excises, dental visits, frequency of daily tooth brushing, and dental product usage).

Results

After adjusting for all covariates, the smoking status was associated with periodontal diseases. Among the male smoking group showed a 2.1-times higher probability of periodontal diseases than the non-smoking group (OR=2.1, 95% CI: 1.66-2.68). Among the female smoking group showed a 2.3-times higher probability of periodontal disease than the non-smoking group (OR=2.3, 95% CI: 1.12-4.89).

Conclusions

Smoking was significantly associated with periodontitis in Korean male and even female although prevalence of smoking in women was very low. This result could suggest that smoking cessation program should be educated for men and women as well in order to prevent from periodontitis in Korea.

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Fig. 1.
Frame work of study.
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Table 1.
Distribution of general characteristics according of matching
Variable  Before match N=4,099 After match N=1,578 t/X2
Smoking No 3421 (81.3) 789 (18.7) 1,428.456***
Yes 193 (19.7) 789 (80.3)
Gender Male 1023 (42.9) 1362 (57.1) 1,760.549***
Female 3076 (93.4) 216 (6.6)
Age* 53.43 (17.24) 47.02 (16.32) 13.039***
Education level ≤Primary school 971 (80.0) 243 (20.0) 105.268***
Middle school 372 (68.6) 170 (31.4)
High school 1508 (64.4) 586 (35.6)
>University 1010 (63.6) 579 (36.4)
Household income Low 870 (76.9) 262 (23.1) 1.725***
Middle-low 1007 (71.4) 404 (28.6)
Middle-high 1111 (69.7) 482 (30.3)
High 1080 (71.5) 430 (28.5)
Drinking No 2138 (86.1) 346 (13.9) 606.407***
Yes 1484 (54.6) 1232 (45.4)
Stress Low 2800 (71.1) 1136 (28.9) 18.474***
High 811 (64.7) 442 (35.3)
Excises No 1646 (69.8) 712 (30.2) 4.886*
Yes 1749 (66.9) 866 (33.1)
Dental visit No 1786 (68.4) 825 (31.6) 106.888***
Yes 1823 (70.8) 753 (29.2)
Frequency of tooth brushing per day ≤1 875 (77.8) 250 (22.2) 53.299***
2 1328 (66.6) 666 (33.4)
≥3 1896 (74.1) 662 (25.9)
Using the dental product No 2194 (72.2) 1578 (27.8) 0.000
Yes 1905 (72.2) 733 (27.8)
Periodontal diseases   No 2355 (70.6) 983 (29.4) 37.916***
Yes 959 (61.7) 595 (38.3)  

*P<0.05, ***P<0.001.

Table 2.
Distribution of smoking according to general characteristics of male
Variable Before match
t/X2 After match
t/X2
Non-smoker Smoker Non-smoker Smoker
Male 1091 690 681 681
Age 52.5 (17.8) 47.4 (14.4) 6.384*** 48.0 (17.8) 47.5 (14.4) 0.552
Education level
≤Primary school 185 (69.0) 83 (31.0) 9.612* 106 (56.4) 82 (43.6) 4.874
Middle school 129 (61.7) 80 (38.3) 68 (46.3) 79 (53.7)
High school 368 (58.0) 266 (42.0) 245 (47.9) 266 (52.1)
>University 409 (61.0) 261 (39.0) 262 (50.8) 254 (49.2)
Household income
Low 179 (66.1) 92 (33.9) 5.835 103 (53.1) 91 (46.9) 2.469
Middle-low 270 (61.6) 168 (38.4) 170 (50.4) 167 (49.6)
Middle-high 316 (57.7) 232 (42.3) 203 (47.1) 228 (52.9)
High 326 (62.2) 198 (37.8) 205 (51.2) 195 (48.8)
Drinking
No 361 (73.2) 132 (26.8) 41.139*** 133 (50.2) 132 (49.8) 0.005
Yes 730 (56.7) 558 (43.3) 548 (50.0) 549 (50.0)
Stress
Low 900 (64.4) 497 (35.6) 27.366*** 520 (51.2) 496 (48.8) 2.232
High 191 (49.7) 193 (50.3) 161 (46.5) 185 (53.5)
Excises
No 422 (57.4) 313 (42.6) 7.787** 294 (48.9) 307 (51.1) 0.503
Yes 669 (64.0) 377 (36.0) 387 (50.9) 374 (49.1)
Dental visit
No 513 (58.4) 366 (41.6) 6.133* 361 (49.9) 362 (50.1) 0.003
Yes 578 (64.1) 324 (35.9) 320 (50.1) 319 (49.9)
Frequency of tooth brushing per day
≤1 152 (57.4) 113 (42.6) 12.680** 117 (51.5) 110 (48.5) 1.33
2 415 (57.6) 305 (42.4) 279 (48.2) 300 (51.8)
≥3 524 (65.8) 272 (34.2) 285 (51.3) 271 (48.7)
Using the dental product
No 584 (60.6) 380 (39.4) 0.406 378 (50.3) 374 (49.7) 0.048
Yes 507 (62.1) 310 (37.9) 303 (49.7) 307 (50.3)
Periodontal diseases
No 699 (65.3) 371 (53.7) 18.702*** 460 (55.9) 363 (44.1) 28.889***
Yes 392 (36.0) 319 (46.2)   221 (41.0) 318 (59.0)  

*P<0.05, **P<0.010, ***P<0.001.

Mean (SD).

Table 3.
Distribution of smoking according to general characteristics of female
Variable Before match
t/X2 After match
t/X2
Non-smoker Smoker Non-smoker Smoker
Female 2444 108 108 108
Age 50.30 (16.50) 42.99 (15.09) 4.518*** 42.11 (17.64) 42.99 (15.09) ―0.394
Education level
≤Primary school 653 (96.2) 26 (3.8) 6.195 29 (52.7) 26 (47.3) 7.632
Middle school 244 (95.3) 12 (4.7) 11 (47.8) 12 (52.2)
High school 732 (94.5) 46 (5.5) 29 (38.7) 46 (61.3)
>University 754 (96.9) 24 (3.1) 39 (61.9) 24 (38.1)
Household income
Low 439 (92.4) 36 (7.6) 20.975*** 32 (47.1) 36 (52.9) 0.761
Middle-low 626 (95.3) 31 (4.7) 36 (53.7) 31 (46.3)
Middle-high 699 (96.5) 25 (3.5) 26 (51.0) 25 (49.0)
High 679 (97.4) 16 (2.3) 14 (46.7) 16 (53.3)
Drinking
No 1,514 (97.2) 43 (2.8) 23.353*** 38 (46.9) 43 (53.1) 0.494
Yes 929 (93.5) 65 (6.5) 70 (51.9) 65 (48.1)
Stress
Low 1,834 (97.0) 57 (3.0) 26.804*** 63 (52.5) 57 (47.5) 0.675
High 609 (92.3) 51 (7.7) 45 (46.9) 51 (53.1)
Excises
No 1,222 (95.5) 57 (4.5) 0.315 54 (48.6) 57 (51.4) 0.167
Yes 1,221 (96.0) 51 (4.0) 54 (51.4) 51 (48.6)
Dental visit
No 1,210 (95.9) 52 (4.1) 28.417*** 50 (49.0) 52 (51.0) 0.074
Yes 1,233 (95.7) 56 (4.3) 58 (50.9) 56 (49.1)
Frequency of tooth brushing per day
≤1 183 (93.8) 12 (6.2) 2.43 11 (47.8) 12 (52.2) 0.055
2 928 (95.6) 43 (4.4) 44 (50.6) 43 (49.4)
≥3 1,332 (96.2) 53 (3.8) 53 (50.0) 53 (50.0)
Using the dental product
No 1,064 (95.6) 49 (4.4) 0.139 44 (47.3) 49 (52.7) 0.472
Yes 1,379 (95.9) 59 (4.1) 64 (52.0) 59 (48.0)
Periodontal diseases
No 1,828 (96.2) 73 (3.8) 2.85 87 (54.4) 73 (45.6) 4.275*
Yes 615 (94.6) 35 (5.4)   21 (37.5) 35 (62.5)  

*P<0.05, ***P<0.001.

Mean (SD).

Table 4.
Association between smoking and periodontal diseases for different gender groups
Variable Category Male
Female
Adjusted OR 95% CI Adjusted OR 95% CI
Smoking No 1 1
Yes 2.11*** 1.66-2.68 2.34* 1.12-4.89

Adjusted for age, education level, household income, drinking, stress, excises, dental visit, frequency of tooth brushing per day, using the dental product. *P<0.05, ***P<0.001.

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