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This study aims to analyze the prevalence and impact of comorbidities in patients with periodontitis in Austria.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Prevalence of comorbidities was evaluated in 1,199 patients with periodontitis (median age: 49, range: 14 to 83 years). These data were compared with a randomly selected age\u2010 and sex\u2010matched cohort of the Austrian population by an unconditional logistic regression model.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Comorbidities were found in 821 of 1,199 (68.5%) patients. Allergies had the highest prevalence (29.2%), followed by hypertension (19.4%), musculoskeletal (11.2%), and endocrine disorders (9.7%). Chronic pulmonary disorders (no influenza\/pneumonia) were associated with a higher approximal plaque index (72% versus 63%, <jats:italic>P\u00a0<\/jats:italic>=\u00a00.02). No association between characteristics of periodontitis and comorbidities was observed. Prevalence of allergies (29.2% versus 22.9%) and pulmonary disorders (8.5% versus 4.3%) was significantly higher in periodontitis patients compared with the Austrian population (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), whereas asthma (1.5% versus 5.6%), cardiovascular disorders (1.8% versus 10.5%), depression (7.1% versus 10.4%), headache (1.3% versus 20%), hyperlipidemia (6.4% versus 14.8%), hypertension (14.2% versus 24.5%), musculoskeletal disorders (11.2% versus 41.7%), and osteoporosis (2.8% versus 5.1%) were found less frequently (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). No differences were observed for cancer, diabetes mellitus, gastrointestinal disorders, or psychiatric disorders (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.95, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.76, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.68, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.23, respectively).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>In Austria, the majority of patients with periodontitis present with comorbidities, and the adjusted prevalence differs significantly from the general population.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1902\/jop.2017.170333","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,8,28]],"date-time":"2017-08-28T04:18:58Z","timestamp":1503893938000},"page":"19-27","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["Prevalence of comorbidities in periodontitis patients compared with the general Austrian population"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"89","author":[{"given":"Martina","family":"Sperr","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology School of Dentistry Medical University of Vienna  Vienna Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Michael","family":"Kundi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Environmental Health Medical University of Vienna"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Vernes","family":"Tursic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology School of Dentistry Medical University of Vienna  Vienna Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Margit","family":"Bristela","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology School of Dentistry Medical University of Vienna  Vienna Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Andreas","family":"Moritz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology School of Dentistry Medical University of Vienna  Vienna Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Oleh","family":"Andrukhov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology School of Dentistry Medical University of Vienna  Vienna Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xiaohui","family":"Rausch\u2010Fan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology School of Dentistry Medical University of Vienna  Vienna Austria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wolfgang R.","family":"Sperr","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine I Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology Medical University of Vienna"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,2,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_8_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-0757.2005.00107.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1902\/jop.2008.080220"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/prd.12002"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1902\/annals.1999.4.1.32"},{"issue":"4","key":"e_1_2_8_6_1","article-title":"A review of the evidence for pathogenic mechanisms that may link periodontitis and diabetes","volume":"84","author":"Taylor JJ","year":"2013","journal-title":"J Periodontol"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/1743-7075-9-88"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1210\/jc.2007-2522"},{"issue":"4","key":"e_1_2_8_9_1","article-title":"Working Group 1 of the Joint EFP\/AAP Workshop. 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