Red blood cell folate level is associated with periodontitis in American adults: results from the NHANES 2009-2014

• Main Authors: Zefei Liu (Author), Shiyi Luo (Author), Ruofeng Jiao (Author), Wei Li (Author), Fuqian Jin (Author), Jiangling Sun (Author), Shu Ma (Author), Jukun Song (Author), Zhu Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Red blood cell (RBC) folate is an indicator of long-term folate nutrition. Whether there is an association between RBC folate and periodontitis is unclear. This study aimed to use the NHANES database to determine whether RBC folate is associated with moderate/severe periodontitis...