Publications by authors named "Song Jukun"

Many scholars have studied the relationship between obesity and periodontitis. The relationship between different obesity indicators and periodontitis seems to vary. In this study, we would like to explore the relationship between three commonly used obesity indicators, WWI (weight-adjusted-waist index), BMI (body mass index), WtHR (waist-to-height ratio), and periodontitis, and try to find the most clinically valuable indicators.

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Background: The harmful impact of tobacco smoke on health is widely recognized, linking it to various diseases. However, the link between tobacco smoke and edentulism in China's population hasn't been fully investigated. This study aims to fill this gap by exploring smoking habits and the possible connection between tobacco smoke and edentulism in a nationally representative Chinese cohort.

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  • - The study explored how the number of natural teeth affects mortality rates among middle-aged and older Chinese adults using data collected over 16 years from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey.
  • - Researchers identified three groups based on the number of natural teeth: fewer teeth (33.34%), a moderate number (47.58%), and many teeth (19.08%), with various health and social factors influencing these groups.
  • - The findings suggest that having more natural teeth is linked to better health outcomes and may contribute to healthier aging, emphasizing the importance of oral health in older adults.
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Background: The Systemic Immune-Inflammatory Index (SII) and Systemic Inflammatory Response Index (SIRI) are novel composite inflammatory markers. Previous studies suggest that obesity in individuals correlates with persistently low levels of chronic inflammation. This study aims to explore the association between SII and SIRI and Body Mass Index (BMI) among children and adolescents.

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  • - The study investigates the relationship between the cardiometabolic index (CMI) and periodontitis, using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2009-2014) to analyze potential associations and impacts of various obesity indices on gum disease.
  • - Findings show that higher CMI, along with other obesity metrics like TG/HDL-C and WHtR, correlates positively with an increased prevalence of periodontitis—specifically a 17.8% rise in overall and an 18.7% rise in moderate/severe cases for each unit increase in CMI.
  • - The research concludes that CMI is a useful predictor for periodontitis, demonstrating a greater area under the ROC curve
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  • * Researchers used Mendelian randomization with GWAS data to determine if gut microbiota can causally affect the risk of periodontitis, applying various statistical methods to validate their results.
  • * Findings indicate a causal relationship between certain gut microbiota traits and periodontitis, showing some microbes increase the risk and others decrease the likelihood of tooth loss in the studied population.
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  • Edentulism, a common oral health issue mainly affecting the elderly, is linked to various diseases, with its connection to physical activity still unclear.
  • An analysis using data from the CHARLS study with 6,480 participants showed that physically active individuals had a 24% lower risk of edentulism compared to those who were inactive, particularly at moderate activity levels of 1,800-3,000 MET-minutes/week.
  • The research concluded a U-shaped relationship between physical activity volume and edentulism, indicating both insufficient and excessive physical activity could lead to higher risks, with moderate levels offering the most protection.
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A body Shape index (ABSI), defined as waist circumference (WC)/(body mass index (BMI) × height), is unique in that the ABSI is positively associated with visceral obesity and is independent of BMI. The ABSI has also been shown to be positively and linearly correlated with the amount of visceral adiposity in the general population and with all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, it is uncertain whether ABSI is associated with periodontitis in hypertensive patients.

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  • - The study aimed to examine the connection between serum uric acid levels (sUA) and moderate/severe periodontitis in US adults, utilizing data from 3,398 participants in the NHANES survey from 2009 to 2014.
  • - Results indicated that higher sUA levels were significantly linked to increased instances of moderate/severe periodontitis, with specific variations noted according to race/ethnicity and gender; particularly showing a U-shaped relationship in women and non-Hispanic blacks.
  • - The findings suggest that sUA levels could play a role in the development of periodontitis, highlighting the importance of considering demographic factors in such associations.
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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.

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Background: Current research has been inconclusive regarding whether hepatitis B infection is associated with an increased risk of periodontitis. This study aims to test the null hypothesis that no association exists between hepatitis B infection and an increased risk of periodontitis using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2009-2014).

Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database (2009-2014) to assess the rate of the prevalence of periodontitis in patients with and without hepatitis B infection.

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Background And Aims: The tumor microenvironment (TME) exerts an important role in carcinogenesis and progression. Several investigations have suggested that immune cell infiltration (ICI) is of high prognostic importance for tumor progression and patient survival in many tumors, particularly prostate cancer. The pattern of immune infiltration of PCa, on the other hand, has not been thoroughly understood.

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Objective: Explore the therapeutic mechanism of Coptidis Rhizome (CR) in periodontitis using network pharmacology, and validate it through molecular docking and in vitro experiments.

Methods: Screened potential active components and target genes of CR from TCMSP and Swiss databases. Identified periodontitis-related target genes using GeneCards.

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Background: It is uncertain if mean platelet volume and periodontitis are related. The objective of this study was to examine the association between levels of mean platelet volume and moderate/severe periodontitis in adult persons who inhabit the U.S.

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Background And Aims: The aim is to investigate the cause-and-effect connection between metabolites found in blood/urine and the likelihood of developing periodontal disease (PD) through the utilization of a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) method.

Methods: Using an inverse variance weighted (IVW) method and two additional two-sample MR models, we examined the relationship between blood/urine metabolites and PD by analyzing data from a comprehensive metabolome-based genome-wide association study and the Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) of PD. To assess the consistency and dependability of the findings, diversity, cross-effects, and sensitivity analyses were conducted.

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Background: Serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a primary metric for diagnosis and prognosis of prostate cancer (PCa). Exposure to heavy metals, such as lead, cadmium, mercury, and zinc can impact PSA levels in PCa patients. However, it is unclear whether this effect also occurs in men without PCa, which may lead to the overdiagnosis of PCa.

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Background: Sedentary behavior (SB) may contribute to obesity and lower extremity fluid retention, which may favor the development of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, linking sedentary behavior to OSA is unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine if there is an association between SB and OSA.

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Objectives: The research's goal is to look for any potential relationships between the systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) and the system inflammation response index (SIRI), along with inflammation indicators and the likelihood of periodontitis.

Methods: Ten thousand two hundred eighty-two individuals in sum were determined to be eligible for this cross-sectional study from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) between 2009 and 2014. Multiple logistic regression, generalized additive model, smooth curve fitting, subgroup analysis, and interaction tests were done for analyzing the association between periodontitis and SII, SIRI, and other inflammatory indicators.

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Background: The American Heart Association has developed a novel cardiovascular health indicator called Life's Essential 8 (LE8). However, no one has reported using LE8 to assess periodontitis. This study aimed to investigate the association between LE8 and periodontitis in American adults.

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Objective: This study explored the causal association of peripheral immune cell counts with mouth ulcers (MUs) by two-sample Mendelian Randomization.

Design: The counts of 12 circulating immune cell types (leukocytes, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, neutrophils, basophils, CD4 cells, CD8 cells, unswitched memory B cells, NK cells, B cells and a derived ratio (CD4+/CD8+)) were determined as the exposure. MUs were the outcome.

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Objective: Sleep disorders such as insomnia, apnea, and restless leg syndrome can negatively affect a person's overall health and may cause hypertension, heart failure, and coronary heart disease. Likewise, periodontitis, a gum disease, can lead to both physical and psychological health issues, exerting a considerable effect on one's overall well-being-periodontitis stands as a primary cause of tooth loss. Nevertheless, there has been insufficient research on the correlation between the amount of sleep individuals get and the occurrence of periodontitis/tooth loss among Americans.

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Background: The relationship between leisure sedentary behavior (LSB) and periodontitis risk remains unclear in terms of causality and the potential mediating effects of intermediate factors.

Materials And Methods: Using the aggregate data of several large-scale genetic association studies from participants of European descent, we conducted a univariate, two-step, and multivariate Mendelian random (MR) analysis to infer the overall effect of LSB on periodontitis, and quantified the intermediary proportion of intermediary traits such as smoking.

Results: Our findings indicated that per 1-SD increase (1.

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Objective: The muscle quality index (MQI) is a measurement of muscle quality that is directly related to overall health. There has been little study on the relationship between the muscle quality index and periodontitis in American people beyond 30 years. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the link between periodontitis and Muscle quality index (MQI) in older Americans.

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Objective: Several research has considered the potential correlation between periodontitis and serum lipids. However, serum lipid profiles correlation with periodontitis remains largely unknown. The investigation objective was to examine periodontitis correlation with serum lipid levels using a bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis.

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Objectives: This study was to investigate the causal relationship between temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and psychiatric disorders by Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis.

Materials And Methods: A two-sample bidirectional MR analysis was adopted to systematically explore the causal relationship between TMD and eight psychiatric traits, including anxiety disorder (AD), panic disorder (PD), major depressive disorder (MDD), neuroticism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), bipolar disorder (BIP), and schizophrenia (SCZ). Inverse variance weighted (IVW), weighted median, and MR-Egger regression were used in my study.

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