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Mean carotid plaque thickness [log(CPT+1)] by periodontal bone loss tertile, and edentulous status. Normalized CPT values were significantly greater for subjects in the highest bone loss tertile versus the lowest bone loss tertile, adjusting for age, sex, smoking, and hypertension (P=0.049 by ANCOVA).
