Gender differences in the association between metabolic syndrome and periodontal disease: the Hisayama Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Periodontal disease and metabolic syndrome (MS) are more prevalent in males than in females. However, whether there is a gender difference in the association between these health conditions has not yet been investigated. This study examined the gender difference in this association, considering the definition of periodontal disease.

Materials and methods

We recruited 1040 males and 1330 females, aged ≥40 years, with at least ten teeth from subjects of the 2007 Hisayama health examination. We performed a logistic regression analysis with various definitions of periodontal disease the dependent variable and MS as the independent variable. Following the analysis, the data were reanalysed with the structural equations model.

Results

The logistic regression analysis s

SUBMITTER: Furuta M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3807558 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature