TY - JOUR
T1 - Obesity and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life
T2 - An Exploratory Analysis of Associated Factors
AU - de Santana Barros, Ana Karina de Oliveira
AU - Gomes-Filho, Isaac Suzart
AU - da Cruz, Simone Seixas
AU - Trindade, Soraya Castro
AU - Miranda, Samilly Silva
AU - Figueiredo, Ana Claudia Morais Godoy
AU - Carneiro, Daline Oliveira
AU - dos Santos, Maria Clara Azevedo Moreira
AU - de Souza Sacramento, Isabela
AU - de Moraes Marcílio Cerqueira, Eneida
AU - Batista, Josicélia Estrela Tuy
AU - Hintz, Alexandre Marcelo
AU - Seymour, Gregory John
AU - Scannapieco, Frank Andrew
AU - Loomer, Peter Michael
AU - de Santana Passos-Soares, Johelle
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2026 The Author(s). Oral Diseases published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2026
Y1 - 2026
N2 - Objectives: This study assessed oral health-related quality of life in individuals with and without obesity, and investigated its association with socioeconomic-demographic characteristics, lifestyle habits, health conditions, and clinical care. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 250 individuals (≥ 18 years) in Salvador-Brazil. Data were collected using structured questionnaires, anthropometric assessments, and clinical oral examinations. Oral health-related quality of life was measured using the Oral Health Impact Profile-14. Obesity was classified by waist circumference. Sequential blockwise multiple regression models were employed for data analysis. Results: Impaired oral health-related quality of life was reported by 56.7% of the overall sample. Obese individuals showed worse Oral Health Impact Profile-14 scores compared to non-obese individuals, with greater impairment in physical pain, and physical, psychological, and social disability domains. In final multivariate models, female sex, cardiovascular disease, and the decayed, missing, and filled teeth index were associated with impaired oral health-related quality of life among obese individuals. Conclusions: Obese individuals showed lower oral health-related quality of life scores than non-obese individuals, linked to poor oral health. Female sex, cardiovascular disease, and high decayed, missing, and filled teeth index scores emerged as significant factors associated with worse outcomes.
AB - Objectives: This study assessed oral health-related quality of life in individuals with and without obesity, and investigated its association with socioeconomic-demographic characteristics, lifestyle habits, health conditions, and clinical care. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 250 individuals (≥ 18 years) in Salvador-Brazil. Data were collected using structured questionnaires, anthropometric assessments, and clinical oral examinations. Oral health-related quality of life was measured using the Oral Health Impact Profile-14. Obesity was classified by waist circumference. Sequential blockwise multiple regression models were employed for data analysis. Results: Impaired oral health-related quality of life was reported by 56.7% of the overall sample. Obese individuals showed worse Oral Health Impact Profile-14 scores compared to non-obese individuals, with greater impairment in physical pain, and physical, psychological, and social disability domains. In final multivariate models, female sex, cardiovascular disease, and the decayed, missing, and filled teeth index were associated with impaired oral health-related quality of life among obese individuals. Conclusions: Obese individuals showed lower oral health-related quality of life scores than non-obese individuals, linked to poor oral health. Female sex, cardiovascular disease, and high decayed, missing, and filled teeth index scores emerged as significant factors associated with worse outcomes.
KW - associated factors
KW - epidemiology
KW - obesity
KW - quality of life
KW - tooth loss
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105035464697
U2 - 10.1111/odi.70326
DO - 10.1111/odi.70326
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105035464697
SN - 1354-523X
JO - Oral Diseases
JF - Oral Diseases
ER -