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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jun 8.
Published in final edited form as: Stroke. 2005 Feb 3;36(3):561–566. doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000155734.34652.6c

TABLE 3. Logistic Regression Model for Carotid Artery Plaque Among Dentate Subjects (n=169).

OR 95% CI P Value
Periodontal bone loss
 None/mild/moderate 1.00 (referent)
 Severe 3.64 1.37–9.65 0.01
Age 1.10 1.05–1.15 0.0002
Male sex 0.61 0.28–1.33 0.28
Hypertension 1.40 0.68–2.87 0.36
Coronary artery disease 0.86 0.24–3.09 0.82
Diabetes 0.49 0.18–1.35 0.18
Smoking
 Never 1.00 (referent)
 Former 2.27 0.70–7.30 0.17
 Current 2.40 1.11–5.21 0.03
Lipids
 HDL 0.97 0.95–0.99 0.049
 LDL 1.00 0.99–1.01 0.43