Association of Work Patterns and Periodontitis Prevalence in Korean Adults Aged 50 Years or Older: A Nationwide Representative Study

Young Jin Ra, Young Jin Tak, Yun Jin Kim, Sang Yeoup Lee, Jeong Gyu Lee, Yu Hyeon Yi, Young Hye Cho, Hye Rim Hwang, Seung Hun Lee, Eun Ju Park and Young In Lee
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Young Jin Ra: Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Young Jin Tak: Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Yun Jin Kim: Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Sang Yeoup Lee: Family Medicine Clinic, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition Center and Research Institute of Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Jeong Gyu Lee: Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Yu Hyeon Yi: Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Young Hye Cho: Family Medicine Clinic, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition Center and Research Institute of Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Hye Rim Hwang: Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Seung Hun Lee: Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Eun Ju Park: Family Medicine Clinic, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition Center and Research Institute of Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Young In Lee: Family Medicine Clinic, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition Center and Research Institute of Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Korea

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 11, 1-11

Abstract: This study analyzed the relationship between the work pattern and the prevalence of periodontitis. We analyzed the data of 3320 adults (1779 men, 1543 women) aged 51–80 years from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2013–2015). The work pattern was divided into two groups (regular and irregular). The periodontal status was assessed using the community periodontal index. We observed a statistically significant difference in the association between work patterns and prevalence of periodontitis in Korean women aged over 50 years. For female workers with irregular work patterns, the prevalence of periodontitis was lower than that in workers with regular work patterns by 10.3% (40.3% vs. 30.0%, p = 0.011). The annual health examination rate was significantly higher in the irregular group than in the regular group (for men 77.9% vs. 73.5%; p < 0.001, for women 76.4% vs. 75.9%; p < 0.001). In female workers with irregular work patterns, the annual dental examination rate was significantly higher than that in workers with a regular work pattern by 7.7% (34.3% vs. 26.6%, p = 0.043). In conclusion we found a statistically significant difference between the work patterns and prevalence of periodontitis in Korean women aged over 50 years.

Keywords: work pattern; periodontitis; oral health care; regular oral examinations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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