Table 1.
Characteristics of Study Participants by Periodontitis Status (≥1 site with alveolar bone loss ≥3 mm)*
| Periodontitis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Yes (N = 35) | No (N = 66) | P Value |
| Age (years) | 35.7 ± 3.6 | 35.2 ± 3.8 | <0.001 |
| Race/ethnicity (%) | 1.000 | ||
| White | 82.9 | 84.9 | |
| Black | 5.7 | 4.6 | |
| Asian-American | 8.6 | 7.6 | |
| Hispanic | 2.9 | 3.0 | |
| Completed college (%) | 97.1 | 80.6 | 0.030 |
| Annual household income >$70,000† (%) | 85.7 | 76.9 | 0.430 |
| Employed† (%) | 90.3 | 92.2 | 0.710 |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 23.0 ± 5.1 | 24.3 ± 4.1 | <0.001 |
| Pre-pregnancy physical activity† (hours/week) | 7.5 ± 5.4 | 8.4 ± 5.6 | <0.001 |
| Alcohol consumption† (g/day) | 2.3 ± 4.1 | 2.3 ± 2.7 | <0.010 |
| Gestational age at blood collection (weeks) | 9.1 ± 1.5 | 9.8 ± 1.5 | <0.001 |
| Mean alveolar bone loss (mm) | 1.48 ± 0.50 | 0.75 ± 0.34 | <0.001 |
| CRP level (mg/l) | 0.680 | ||
| Median | 2.23 | 1.46 | |
| Interquartile range | 0.74 to 4.14 | 0.71 to 3.58 | |
*
Data presented as mean ± SD unless indicated otherwise.
†
Actual number varies somewhat due to missing data.