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. 2025 Dec 8.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-31304-7. Online ahead of print.

Association between a body shape index (ABSI) and periodontal disease: a cross-sectional study

Komei Iwai  1 , Takatoshi Hiroshimaya  2 , Tetsuji Azuma  1 , Takatoshi Yonenaga  1 , Koichiro Tabata  1 , Kazutoshi Watanabe  3 , Fumiko Deguchi  3 , Akihiro Obora  3 , Takao Kojima  3 , Naofumi Tamaki  2 , Takaaki Tomofuji  4
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Association between a body shape index (ABSI) and periodontal disease: a cross-sectional study

Komei Iwai et al. Sci Rep. .
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Keywords: A body shape index (ABSI); Abdominal circumference; Body mass index; Cross-sectional study; Obesity; Periodontal disease.

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Declarations. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. Ethical approval: This study was approved by the Asahi University Ethics Committee (No. 27010 and 30018) and was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants provided written, informed consent. This cross-sectional study was conducted following the STROBE guidelines.

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