Is periodontitis associated with raised blood pressure or hypertension? Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2001-2002

Abstract

There is incomplete and inconclusive evidence for the correlation between periodontitis and blood pressure, particularly from large national epidemiological studies. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the relationship between periodontitis and blood pressure and hypertension in people in USA, and to analyze confounding factors in both of them.