Association between metabolic syndrome components and gingival bleeding is women-specific: a nested cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of atherosclerotic risk factors that increases cardiovascular risk. MetS has been associated with periodontitis, but the contribution of single MetS components and any possible sexual dimorphism in this relation remain undetermined.

Methods

Using the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), we performed a nested cross-sectional study to test whether individuals aged > 30 years undergoing periodontal evaluation (population) exposed to ≥ 1 MetS component (exposure) were at increased risk of bleeding/non-bleeding periodontal diseases (outcome) compared to nonexposed individuals, propensity score matched for sex, age, race/ethnicity, and income (controls). The association between MetS components combin

SUBMITTER: Pietropaoli D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10088168 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature