The Prevalence of Periodontal Disease in Different Age Groups and Different Populations of Pakistan

Muqaddas Shafique; Ammara Masood; Hira Mubeen; Asma Waseem; Abdul Manan; Qareeha Naveed

Muqaddas Shafique Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Central Punjab Lahore, Pakistan
Ammara Masood Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Central Punjab Lahore, Pakistan
Hira Mubeen Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Central Punjab Lahore, Pakistan
Asma Waseem Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Central Punjab Lahore, Pakistan
Abdul Manan Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Central Punjab Lahore, Pakistan
Qareeha Naveed Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Central Punjab Lahore, Pakistan

Keywords: periodontal disease, age group, regression, correlation

Abstract

This study aims to check the prevalence of periodontal disease in different age groups in different populations of Pakistan. This study selected a three age group and three types of periodontics. Correlation, regression analysis and Chi-square test show the relationship between different variables with a significant P <0.05. The males have a high prevalence as compared to females. Age shows a weak positive relationship (0.28) with periodontal disease at 0.05. Effects of hard drinks have positively and significantly been predicted with age and standardized beta value (P = 0.0-19, P < 0.05). The effect of tobacco smoking has been negatively and significantly predicted with age and standardized beta value (P = -.027, P < 0.05). The model summary has highlighted that R square has explained 0.012% of the variation and all other factors that led to 2.081% variation in age groups. Our research supports the association between age and smoking because periodontal disease and smoking are still major public health problems.