Associations between oral microbiome diversity and rheumatoid arthritis in U.S. adults: NHANES 2009-2012.

Acta Odontol Scand · 2026 · PMC13316869 · PMID 42358128

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did not reach statistical significanceP = 0.094so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

a trend toward significanceno p-value reported

In the subgroup of participants with poor diet quality (HEI-2015 < 60), the association between observed ASVs and RA showed a trend toward significance, but did not reach statistical significance ( P = 0.094).

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