Bidirectional relationship between chronic kidney and periodontal disease: a study using structural equation modeling.

ABSTRACT: Periodontal disease is associated with diabetes, heart disease, and chronic kidney disease (CKD), relationships postulated to be due in part to vascular inflammation. A bidirectional relationship between CKD and periodontal disease is plausible, though this relationship has not been previously reported. In this study, we assessed the potential for connections between CKD and periodontal disease, and mediators of these relationships using structural equation models of data from 11,211 adults ≥ 18 years of age who participated in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to test the hypothesis that periodontal disease was independently associated with CKD. Given the potential that the periodontal disease and CKD relationshi

SUBMITTER: Fisher MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3045269 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature