Association between life’s essential 8 and periodontitis in U.S. adults
In this nationally representative cross-sectional study, we found that higher LE8 scores was associated with a lower prevalence of periodontitis. Participants with moderate (50–79) and high (80–100) LE8 scores had 58% and 55% lower odds of periodontitis, respectively, compared with participants with lower (0–49) LE8 scores, after adjusting for potential confounders. Among the LE8 components,…