Muscle weakness, greater fat mass, lower hematocrit levels, and advanced age in a diagnostic prediction model of periodontitis in adults with obesity: a cross-sectional study
Karina Sarno Paes Alves Dias, Virgílio Santana-Júnior, Luciana Mara Barbosa Pereira, Felipe Oliveira Bittencourt, Hérika Maria Silveira Ruas, Gefter Thiago Batista Correa, Stênio Fernando Pimentel Duarte, Juciane Fagundes Durães Benitez, Renato Sobral Monteiro Junior, Sérgio Henrique Sousa Santos, D · 2026
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Karina Dias and co-authors build a prediction model for gum disease in adults with obesity from measurements any clinic can take. Their 2026 cross-sectional study examines 115 Brazilian adults in public care, with full periodontal assessment as the reference standard. Periodontitis and obesity share inflammatory pathways, and the authors hunt for cheap signals of the mouth disease.
Nearly three quarters of participants had periodontitis. The final model kept four predictors: older age, greater fat mass, lower hematocrit, and weak handgrip, the last carrying by far the strongest association. Together they separated cases from non-cases with excellent accuracy, holding up under internal validation. Muscle weakness as a flag for gum disease may sound odd, yet both track the same systemic wear. The authors propose it for primary care triage: flag likely cases, then spend dental time where it counts.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Karina Sarno Paes Alves Dias, Virgílio Santana-Júnior, Luciana Mara Barbosa Pereira, Felipe Oliveira Bittencourt, Hérika Maria Silveira Ruas, Gefter Thiago Batista Correa, Stênio Fernando Pimentel Duarte, Juciane Fagundes Durães Benitez, Renato Sobral Monteiro Junior, Sérgio Henrique Sousa Santos, D |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |