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SUBMITTER: Qvarnstrom M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2895412 | biostudies-other | 2008 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Qvarnstrom M M Janket S S Jones J A JA Nuutinen P P Baird A E AE Nunn M E ME Van Dyke T E TE Meurman J H JH
Journal of dental research 20080501 5
Although the etiology of essential hypertension is not clearly understood, endothelial dysfunction from chronic infection and/or impaired glucose metabolism may be involved. We hypothesized that salivary lysozyme, a marker for oral infection and hyperglycemia, might display a significant relationship with hypertension, an early stage of cardiovascular disease. Logistic regression analyses of the Kuopio Oral Health and Heart Study demonstrated that persons with higher lysozyme levels were more li ...[more]