Table 3.

Association between periodontitis and fatal incident coronary heart disease for men 60+ years

Mean Bone Loss Score		# teeth remaining	Fatal Coronary Heart Disease
Category	median	Median	# events	Person-yrs	HR (95% CI) *	HR (95% CI) †
≤ 0.5	0.31	26	6	2,633	1	1
0.5 - ≤ 1	0.77	24	17	3,937	1.63 (0.64, 4.15)	1.48 (0.57, 2.82)
1 - ≤ 1.5	1.22	21	17	3,004	1.95 (0.76, 4.98)	1.59 (0.61, 4.15)
> 1.5	1.88	15	14	1,877	2.32 (0.88, 6.15)	2.08 (0.77, 5.62)
Trend					p=0.05	p=0. 19
Edentulous	-	0	17	989	6.45 (2.50, 16.6)	4.21 (1.57, 11.3)
Cumulative Probing Depth		# teeth remaining	Fatal Coronary Heart Disease
Category	median	median	# events	Person-yrs	HR (95% CI) *	HR (95% CI) †
0 - < 4 mm	0	22	15	3,257	1	1
4 - ≤ 20 mm	12	22	20	3,675	1.10 (0.56, 2.15)	1.28 (0.63, 2.62)
> 20 mm	38	24	19	4,442	0.84 (0.42, 1.66)	1.09 (0.53, 2.24)
Trend					p=0.20	p=0.43
Edentulous	-	0	17	989	3.58 (1.77, 7.21)	2.97 (1.41, 6.25)

^*adjusted for age

^†adjusted for age, BMI, HDL-cholesterol, total cholesterol, triglycerides, hypertension, mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure, diabetes, fasting glucose, smoking, alcohol intake, occupation & education, income and marital status