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

• Auteurs principaux: Luciane Maria PILOTTO (Auteur), Roger Keller CELESTE (Auteur), Eduardo FAERSTEIN (Auteur), Sonia Maria Blauth de SLAVUTZKY (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: 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]....