Table 2.

Fully adjusted Cox proportional hazards model showing increased mortality among individuals with severe tooth loss compared with those with mild–moderate tooth loss

Mortality	Hazard ratio	95% CI	p-Value
Severe tooth loss	1.45	1.02 to 2.04	0.036*
Age at baseline	1.05	1.04 to 1.07	0.001*
Being female	0.79	0.57 to 1.09	0.158
Primary school education	1.06	0.68 to 1.66	0.788
Current smoker	0.49	0.12 to 2.03	0.328
BMI ≥30 kg/m2	0.95	0.63 to 1.42	0.794
Poor physical activity	2.47	1.62 to 3.77	0.001*
Unhealthy diet	1.41	0.73 to 2.72	0.309
BP ≥140/90 mmHg	1.03	0.73 to 1.45	0.858
Fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dl	1,81	1.31 to 2.52	0.001*
Total cholesterol ≥240 mg/dl	0.56	0.30 to 1.05	0.070

*Statistically significant result.