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Periodontal bacteria and hypertension: the oral infections and vascular disease epidemiology study (INVEST)

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Desvarieux, Moïse, Demmer, Ryan T, Jacobs, David R, Jr, Rundek, Tatjana, Boden-Albala, Bernadette, Sacco, Ralph L, Papapanou, Panos N·2010·Journal of Hypertension

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OBJECTIVE: Chronic infections, including periodontal infections, may predispose to cardiovascular disease. We investigated the relationship between periodontal microbiota and hypertension. METHODS AND RESULTS: Six hundred and fifty-three dentate men and women with no history of stroke or myocardial infarction were enrolled in INVEST. We collected 4533 subgingival plaque samples (average of seven samples per participant). These were quantitatively assessed for 11 periodontal bacteria using DNA-DNA checkerboard hybridization. Cardiovascular risk factor measurements were obtained. Blood pressure and hypertension (SBP > or =140 mmHg, DBP > or =90 mmHg or taking antihypertensive medication, or self-reported history) were each regressed on the level of bacteria: considered causative of periodontal disease (etiologic bacterial burden); associated with periodontal disease (putative bacterial burden); and associated with periodontal health (health-associated bacterial burden). All analyses were adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, sex, education, BMI, smoking, diabetes, low-density lipoprotein and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Etiologic bacterial burden was positively associated with both blood pressure and prevalent hypertension. Comparing the highest and lowest tertiles of etiologic bacterial burden, SBP was 9 mmHg higher, DBP was 5 mmHg higher (P for linear trend was less than 0.001 in each case), and the odds ratio for prevalent hypertension was 3.05 (95% confidence interval 1.60-5.82) after multivariable adjustment. CONCLUSION: Our data provide evidence of a direct relationship between the levels of subgingival periodontal bacteria and both SBP and DBP as well as hypertension prevalence.

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Authors
Desvarieux, M., Demmer, R. T., Jacobs, D. R., Jr, Rundek, T., Boden-Albala, B., Sacco, R. L., & Papapanou, P. N.
Affiliations
  • Columbia University (US)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
  • University of Miami (US)
  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
Venue
Journal of Hypertension
Published
2010-07
Volume
28
Issue
7
Pages
1413-1421
ISSN
0263-6352 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1966562186
Cited by
206
References
41
Citations by year
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FWCI
13.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Hypertension (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS-29993, R56NS029993, R37NS029993, R01NS047655, R01NS029993)
  • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (R01DE013094, K99DE018739, R00DE018739, R01 DE-13094)
  • National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR024156)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › General Dentistry › Dental Research and COVID-19
Keywords
periodontal pathogens, hypertension, subgingival plaque, periodontal disease, cardiovascular risk, blood pressure, chronic infection, cardiovascular disease, oral microbiota
MeSH terms
Aged, Antihypertensive Agents, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Diseases, Dental Plaque, Diabetes Mellitus, Female, Humans, Hypertension, Male, Periodontal Diseases, Prospective Studies, Risk, Cohort Studies, Prevalence

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