Abstract
Objectives: This study investigated health behavior and nutritional status according to the presence or absence of periodontal disease using data from the Sixth National Health Nutrition Survey. Methods: Data from the 2013–2015 National Health Nutrition Survey were analyzed by frequency analysis, chi-square test, and Pearson’s correlation analysis using SPSS 21.0. Results: Periodontal disease was more frequent in the group of patients who perceived that their subjective health status was “very bad” or were underweight according to the BMI classification. In men, periodontal disease occurred more frequently in those who were taking calcium (
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Table 1. General characteristics of the subjects