1Section of Periodontology, Kyushu University Faculty of Dental Science, Fukuoka, Japan
2Department of Medical Chemistry, Division of Molecular Medical Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan;
3Department of Dental Science for Health Promotion, Division of Cervico-Gnathostomatology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima (Japan)
4Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
5Division of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
6Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Institute for Adult Disease, Asahi Life Foundation, Tokyo, Japan; and.
7Department of Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan