The number of microvascular complications is associated with an increased risk for severity of periodontitis in type 2 diabetes patients: Results of a multicenter hospital‐based cross‐sectional study

• Published in: Journal of diabetes investigation Vol. 8; no. 5; pp. 677 - 686
• Main Authors: Nitta, Hiroshi, Katagiri, Sayaka, Nagasawa, Toshiyuki, Izumi, Yuichi, Ishikawa, Isao, Izumiyama, Hajime, Uchimura, Isao, Kanazawa, Masao, Chiba, Hiroshige, Matsuo, Akira, Utsunomiya, Kazunori, Tanabe, Haruyasu, Takei, Izumi, Asanami, Soichiro, Kajio, Hiroshi, Ono, Toaki, Hayashi, Yoichi, Ueki, Kiichi, Tsuji, Masatomi, Kurachi, Yoichi, Yamanouchi, Toshikazu, Ichinokawa, Yoshimi, Inokuchi, Toshiki, Fukui, Akiko, Miyazaki, Shigeru, Miyauchi, Takashi, Kawahara, Reiko, Ogiuchi, Hideki, Yoshioka, Narihito, Negishi, Jun, Mori, Masatomo, Mogi, Kenji, Saito, Yasushi, Tanzawa, Hideki, Nishikawa, Tetsuo, Takada, Norihiko, Nanjo, Kishio, Morita, Nobuo, Nakamura, Naoto, Kanamura, Narisato, Makino, Hirofumi, Nishimura, Fusanori, Kobayashi, Kunihisa, Higuchi, Yoshinori, Sakata, Toshiie, Yanagisawa, Shigetaka, Tei, Chuwa, Ando, Yuichi, Hanada, Nobuhiro, Inoue, Shuji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2017; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Confidence intervals; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; Female; Geriatrics; Glucose; Gum disease; Hemoglobin; Humans; Male; Microangiopathy; Microvasculature; Microvessels - physiopathology; Middle Aged; Original; Periodontitis; Periodontitis - complications; Periodontitis - epidemiology; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Teeth; Type 2 diabetes; Type 2 diabetes; Microangiopathy; Periodontitis

Aims/Introduction To explore the relationships between periodontitis and microvascular complications as well as glycemic control in type 2 diabetes patients. Materials and Methods This multicenter, hospital‐based, cross‐sectional study included 620 patients with type 2 diabetes. We compared the prev...