Role of serum cytokines tumour necrosis factor‐<i>α</i> and interleukin‐6 in the association between body weight and periodontal infection

Abstract

In this population of non-diabetic and non-rheumatic subjects, who had never smoked, serum IL-6 was associated with periodontal infection. The results suggest that serum IL-6 could be one mediating factor that connects body weight and periodontal infection.