Nonlinear association between blood cadmium levels and periodontitis: a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2011–2014
The study found a nonlinear association between blood cadmium levels and periodontitis risk in U.S. adults. The risk of periodontitis increased significantly when blood cadmium levels were between 0.37 and 1.20 µg/L.
Authors
- Ning Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4374-6489)
- Miaoran Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7561-7086)
- Zhengchuan Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8630-0965)
- Chi Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1873-2296)
- Qiuyan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1581-6947)
- Ludan Xu
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Wenzhou Medical University (CN)
- Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CN)
- Xiyuan Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BDJ Open
- Published
- 2025-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41405-025-00376-y
- Primary Topic
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
- Wenzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau