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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Cardiol. 2008 Sep 15;102(11):1509–1513. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.07.047

Table 3.

Prevalence of Periodontal Disease and Inflammatory Markers by Risk Factor Status

Variable At Risk Factor Goal Percent At Risk Factor Goal with Periodontal Disease Percent At Risk Factor Goal with Periodontal Disease and Elevated Lp-PLA2 or hsCRP
Low density lipoprotein cholesterol < 3.37 mmol/L [< 130 mg/dL] 259 (62%) 24% 11%
Blood pressure < 140/90 mmHg 322 (76%) 24% 11%
Waist circumference ≤ 102 cm (M); ≤ 88 cm (F) 260 (62%) 23% 9%
Body mass index < 25 kg/M2 144 (34%) 24% 10%
Saturated fat < 10% of calories/day 179 (43%) 28% 11%
Dietary cholesterol < 300mg/day 312 (74%) 24% 13%
Fruit and vegetable intake ≥ 5 servings/day 167 (40%) 29% 15%
Exercise ≥ 3 days/week for 30 minutes 130 (31%) 23% 13%
Non- Smoker 378 (90%) 24% 12%
Low density lipoprotein cholesterol < 3.37 mmol/L [<130mg/dL] and blood pressure <140/90mmHg and body mass index <25 kg/M2 87 (21%) 24% 9%