Dental health, lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors—a study among a cohort of young adult population in northern Finland
Abstract To date, most epidemiological studies have shown a weak or moderate association between dental diseases such as periodontal infections, dental caries and tooth loss, and atherosclerotic vascular diseases. However, the nature of this association is not known; it may be due to the biological...
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ftunivoulu:oai:oulu.fi:isbn978-951-42-8721-3 2023-07-30T04:05:48+02:00 Dental health, lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors—a study among a cohort of young adult population in northern Finland Ylöstalo, P. (Pekka) 2008-02-05 application/pdf http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514287213 eng eng University of Oulu info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pissn/0355-3221 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/1796-2234 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess © University of Oulu, 2008 C-reactive protein angina pectoris confounding factors oral diseases info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2008 ftunivoulu 2023-07-08T19:53:40Z Abstract To date, most epidemiological studies have shown a weak or moderate association between dental diseases such as periodontal infections, dental caries and tooth loss, and atherosclerotic vascular diseases. However, the nature of this association is not known; it may be due to the biological effect of oral infections on initiation or progress of atherosclerosis or it may be non-causal due to determinants in common, either biological or behavioural. Methodological shortcomings, inconsistent results and a lack of definite proof from intervention studies have led to the conclusion that causality between dental diseases and atherosclerotic vascular diseases has not been established. The aim of this study was to produce evidence on the nature of the association between dental diseases and atherosclerotic vascular diseases. The study uses data from the 1966 Birth Cohort of Northern Finland (N = 11,637). The data were collected in 1997–1998, when the cohort members had reached 31 years of age. The respondents were asked through a postal questionnaire about their oral health. In addition, respondents were asked about their general health and oral and general health habits. The response rate was 75.3%. Those who lived in Northern Finland or the capital city region were invited to clinical health examination (N = 8,463). Altogether 5,696 subjects supplied the data, representing 67.3% of those who were invited to the clinical examination. While the study showed an association of self-reported gingivitis, dental caries and tooth loss with the prevalent angina pectoris, it also showed that these self-reported dental diseases were not important determinants for elevated C-reactive protein levels. This suggests that the associations that were found between dental conditions and prevalent angina pectoris are mainly caused by factors other than biological mechanisms related to infection or inflammation. The lack of a biological explanation related to infections or inflammatory processes suggests that other biological ... Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Northern Finland Jultika - University of Oulu repository |
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Abstract To date, most epidemiological studies have shown a weak or moderate association between dental diseases such as periodontal infections, dental caries and tooth loss, and atherosclerotic vascular diseases. However, the nature of this association is not known; it may be due to the biological effect of oral infections on initiation or progress of atherosclerosis or it may be non-causal due to determinants in common, either biological or behavioural. Methodological shortcomings, inconsistent results and a lack of definite proof from intervention studies have led to the conclusion that causality between dental diseases and atherosclerotic vascular diseases has not been established. The aim of this study was to produce evidence on the nature of the association between dental diseases and atherosclerotic vascular diseases. The study uses data from the 1966 Birth Cohort of Northern Finland (N = 11,637). The data were collected in 1997–1998, when the cohort members had reached 31 years of age. The respondents were asked through a postal questionnaire about their oral health. In addition, respondents were asked about their general health and oral and general health habits. The response rate was 75.3%. Those who lived in Northern Finland or the capital city region were invited to clinical health examination (N = 8,463). Altogether 5,696 subjects supplied the data, representing 67.3% of those who were invited to the clinical examination. While the study showed an association of self-reported gingivitis, dental caries and tooth loss with the prevalent angina pectoris, it also showed that these self-reported dental diseases were not important determinants for elevated C-reactive protein levels. This suggests that the associations that were found between dental conditions and prevalent angina pectoris are mainly caused by factors other than biological mechanisms related to infection or inflammation. The lack of a biological explanation related to infections or inflammatory processes suggests that other biological ... |
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Dental health, lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors—a study among a cohort of young adult population in northern Finland |
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Dental health, lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors—a study among a cohort of young adult population in northern Finland |
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Dental health, lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors—a study among a cohort of young adult population in northern Finland |
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Dental health, lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors—a study among a cohort of young adult population in northern Finland |
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Dental health, lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors—a study among a cohort of young adult population in northern Finland |
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dental health, lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors—a study among a cohort of young adult population in northern finland |
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