TABLE 1.

Characteristics Across Tooth Loss Categories Adjusted for Age and Sex

Variable	0–9 Missing Teeth (n=190)	10–19 Missing Teeth (n=205)	20–31 Missing Teeth (n=167)	Edentulous (n=149)
Age, y	63±0.6	65±0.6	68±0.6	70±0.6
Female, %	44	41	45	39
Presence of carotid artery plaque, %	47	62	56	57
Completed high school, %	58	47	40	27
Diabetes, %	14	21	27	26
Former smokers, %	45	40	35	38
Current smokers, %	6	15	19	20
Hypertension, %	65	75	73	70
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg	141±1.5	144±1.4	144±1.6	142±1.7
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg	82±0.85	83±0.83	83±0.92	82±0.99
Serum total cholesterol, mmol/L	5.2±0.08	5.2±0.08	5.1±0.07	5.1±0.07
HDL-C, mmol/L	1.2±0.03	1.2±0.03	1.1±0.03	1.1±0.03
LDL-C, mmol/L	3.3±0.08	3.2±0.07	3.3±0.07	3.3±0.07
Race-ethnicity, %
Hispanic	57	60	66	77
Black	16	25	25	14
White	27	15	9	9
Physical activity, %
None	39	51	46	56
Light	47	44	45	42
Moderate/heavy	14	5	9	2
Social isolation, %
Currently married	47	42	38	32
Have at least 2 friends	89	88	88	88
Almost never feel lonely	54	56	55	54
Had ≥2 visitors in the past week	57	57	55	51
Oral hygiene, %
Brushing at least 1/d	97	99	98	88
Flossing at least 1/d*	53	41	19	NA

Values are mean±SE when appropriate.

Patients had missing data for systolic (n=2), lipids (n=26), smoking (n=17), and physical activity (n=9).

^*Among 562 dentate patients.