title: Relationship of metabolic syndrome to periodontal disease in Japanese women: the Hisayama Study.
abstract: Recent studies have suggested that several systemic conditions--such as obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes--are related to periodontitis. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between periodontitis and 5 components of metabolic syndrome--abdominal obesity, triglyceride level, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level, blood pressure, and fasting blood sugar level--in 584 Japanese women. In multivariate analyses, persons exhibiting more components of metabolic syndrome had significantly higher odds ratios for a greater pocket depth and clinical attachment loss than did those with no components; the odds ratios for a greater pocket depth and clinical attachment loss of the persons exhibiting 4 or 5 components were 6.6 (95% confidence interval = 2.6-16.4) and 4.2 (95% confidence interval = 1.2-14.8), respectively. These results indicate that metabolic syndrome increases risk of periodontitis, and suggest that people exhibiting several components of metabolic syndrome should be encouraged to undergo a periodontal examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Kyushu University Faculty of Dental Science, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Fukuoka, Japan. shimadha@mbox.nc.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimazaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yonemoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kiyohara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamashita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors