Association between periodontitis and depression severity – A cross-sectional study of the older population in Hamburg

Association between periodontitis and depression severity – A cross-sectional study of the older population in Hamburg

The aim of the current study is to investigate the association between periodontitis (exposure variable) and depression severity (outcome variable) in an older German population. We evaluated data from 6,209 participants (median age 62 years) of the Hamburg City Health Study (HCHS). The HCHS is a pr...

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Main Authors: Carolin Walther, Berit Lieske, Katrin Borof, Simone Kühn, Martin Härter, Bernd Löwe, Thomas Beikler, Guido Heydecke, Piotr Kuta, Udo Seedorf, Kristin Spinler, Jürgen Gallinat, Ghazal Aarabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health
Subjects:
Periodontitis
Oral health
Depressive disorders
Depression
Inflammation
Risk factor
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666354623001035

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