Open AccessAssociation between chronic periodontitis and hypertension in South Indian population: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Preethe Paddmanabhan,
Bagvad gita,
SC Chandrasekaran
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.163535
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , periodontology , periodontitis , sitting , statistical significance , body mass index , population , chronic periodontitis , blood pressure , outpatient clinic , population study , dentistry , pathology , environmental health
The aim of this work was investigating if there is any association between chronic periodontitis and hypertension, to assess any individual relationship with Basal metabolic index (BMI) and any association with white blood cell count (WBC count) in South Indian population.