Association between tooth loss and obesity in Brazilian adults: a population-based study

• Main Authors: Carla de Oliveira Bernardo (Author), Antonio Fernando Boing (Author), Francisco de Assis Guedes de Vasconcelos (Author), Karen Glazer Peres (Author), Marco Aurélio Peres (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between tooth loss and general and central obesity among adults. METHODS: Population-based cross-sectional study with 1,720 adults aged 20 to 59 years from Florianópolis, Southern Brazil. Home interviews were performed and anthropometric measures were taken. In...