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Relationship of Edentulism, Sleep Disordered Breathing and Cardiovascular Disease: NHANES, 2007-2008
Author(s) -
Renda Soylemez Wiener
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
cardiology and angiology an international journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2347-520X
DOI - 10.9734/ca/2015/17944
Subject(s) - edentulism , medicine , national health and nutrition examination survey , disease , confounding , body mass index , logistic regression , population , marital status , physical therapy , gerontology , environmental health , dentistry , oral health
Edentulism, though declining in younger adults, remains prevalent in the U.S. older adult population. Poorer health outcomes, including cardiovascular outcomes have been associated with edentulism. Sleep disorders are also common in older adults and have been associated with cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study is to determine if edentulism is associated with cardiovascular disease when sleep disorders are included in the analyses.

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