Association between periodontitis and chronic kidney disease by functional atherosclerosis status among older Japanese individuals: A cross‐sectional study

• Published in: Journal of clinical periodontology Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 430 - 439
• Main Authors: Shimizu, Yuji, Yamanashi, Hirotomo, Kitamura, Masayasu, Miyata, Jun, Nonaka, Fumiaki, Nakamichi, Seiko, Saito, Toshiyuki, Nagata, Yasuhiro, Maeda, Takahiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2023
• Subjects: Ankle; Arteriosclerosis; Atherosclerosis; Atherosclerosis - complications; Cardiovascular diseases; cardio‐ankle vascular index; chronic kidney disease; Cross-Sectional Studies; East Asian People; Gum disease; Humans; Kidney diseases; Periodontitis; Periodontitis - complications; Periodontitis - epidemiology; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - complications; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - epidemiology; Risk Factors; atherosclerosis; chronic kidney disease; cardio-ankle vascular index; periodontitis

Aim This study aimed to clarify the influence of functional atherosclerosis on the association between periodontitis and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Materials and Methods A cross‐sectional study of 998 older Japanese individuals aged 60–99 years who participated in an oral health check‐up was cond...