Association between tooth loss and overweight/obesity among Brazilian adults: the Pró-Saúde Study

• Autori principali: Luciane Maria PILOTTO (Autore), Roger Keller CELESTE (Autore), Eduardo FAERSTEIN (Autore), Sonia Maria Blauth de SLAVUTZKY (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between tooth loss and overweight/obesity in an adult Brazilian population. It is a cross-sectional study comprising 3,930 adults [1,744 men and 2,186 women; median age of 40 y (ranging 20-59); 16.9% obese; 7.3% almost all or all teeth missing]....