title: Association between periodontal condition and hypertension in a non-smoking population aged 30-49 years: results of the Health 2000 Survey in Finland.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate whether periodontal condition is associated with hypertension and systolic blood pressure.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study population consisted of dentate, non-diabetic, non-smoking individuals aged 30-49 years (n = 1296) in the national Health 2000 Survey in Finland. The number of teeth with deepened (≥4 mm) and deep (≥6 mm) periodontal pockets and the number of sextants with gingival bleeding were used as explanatory variables. Hypertension and systolic blood pressure were used as outcome variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no consistent association between the number of teeth with deepened (≥4 mm) (OR 0.98, 95% CI 0.95-1.01) or deep (≥6 mm) (OR 1.01, 95% CI 0.90-1.12) periodontal pockets and hypertension after adjusting for confounding factors. Nor was there any essential association between the number of bleeding sextants and hypertension.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Periodontal pocketing and gingival bleeding did not appear to be related to hypertension in non-diabetic, non-smoking individuals aged 30-49 years. Further studies using experimental study designs would be required to determine the role of infectious periodontal diseases in the development or progression of hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Dentistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
authors.forename: Emilia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ollikainen
authors.forename: Tuomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saxlin
authors.forename: Tellervo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tervonen
authors.forename: Anna Liisa
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Suominen
authors.forename: Matti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Knuuttila
authors.forename: Antti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jula
authors.forename: Pekka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ylöstalo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D005884:Gingival Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D010512:Periodontal Index; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012907:Smoking; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D002784:Cholesterol
keywords: blood pressure; gingival bleeding; hypertension; periodontal infection; periodontal pocket