Correlation of Salivary Occult Blood with the Plasma Concentration of Branched-Chain Amino Acids: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plasma branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) levels are predictors of glycometabolic disorders, leading to diabetes. Microbes, including periodontal pathogens, are thought to be associated with elevated plasma BCAA levels. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between salivary occult blood (SOB) and plasma BCAA levels in middle-aged Japanese individuals.

Methods

Sixty-four Japanese individuals aged ≥ 40 years were recruited for this study, which was conducted in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, from August to December 2021. Individuals diagnosed with and/or treated for diabetes were excluded from the study. The body mass index (BMI); plasma concentrations of total, high-density, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; triglyceride, glucose, and BCAA; and glycosylat

SUBMITTER: Izumi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9332040 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature