Table 1.
U.S. population characteristics (point estimate prevalence) among dentate adults (aged 21 to 75 years) by severity of periodontal disease
| Characteristic | Percent in Category |
P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entire Population | None/Mild Periodontal Disease | Moderate/Severe Periodontal Disease | ||
| CKD | 10.6 | 10.0 | 21.6 | <0.001 |
| Age, years | <0.001 | |||
| 21 to 34 | 29.4 | 30.7 | 5.9 | |
| 35 to 49 | 37.4 | 37.5 | 35.6 | |
| 50 to 64 | 23.8 | 23.0 | 37.9 | |
| 65 to 75 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 20.6 | |
| Men | 50.1 | 49.2 | 66.2 | <0.001 |
| Race/ethnicity | <0.001 | |||
| non-Hispanic White | 79.7 | 80.2 | 70.5 | |
| non-Hispanic Black | 11.7 | 11.2 | 20.0 | |
| Mexican American | 8.7 | 8.6 | 9.5 | |
| Tobacco use | <0.001 | |||
| none | 47.8 | 49.0 | 26.1 | |
| past | 24.3 | 24.0 | 29.2 | |
| ongoing | 27.9 | 27.0 | 44.7 | |
| Diabetes | 5.9 | 5.5 | 12.5 | <0.001 |
| control: among participants with diabetes, % with glycosylated hemoglobin > 8% | 28.1 | 27.9 | 30.1 | 0.709 |
| Hypertension | 48.3 | 47.8 | 57.7 | 0.008 |
| C-reactive protein, mg/dl | 0.121 | |||
| ≤1 | 91.4 | 91.5 | 88.4 | |
| 1 to 3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 9.6 | |
| >3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 0.126 | |||
| ≤24.9 | 33.1 | 33.4 | 27.5 | |
| 25.0 to 29.9 | 34.2 | 34.0 | 38.1 | |
| ≥30.0 | 32.7 | 32.6 | 34.4 | |
| Educational attainment | <0.001 | |||
| more than high school | 59.1 | 60.0 | 42.9 | |
| high school | 25.9 | 25.8 | 27.1 | |
| less than high school | 15.0 | 14.2 | 30.0 | |
| Poverty index ratio | <0.001 | |||
| ≥3.50 | 47.8 | 48.6 | 32.2 | |
| 1.01 to 3.49 | 41.1 | 40.5 | 50.8 | |
| ≤1.00 (at or below poverty line) | 11.2 | 10.8 | 17.1 | |
| Dental care use | <0.001 | |||
| as recommended | 43.0 | 44.1 | 23.1 | |
| less than recommended | 57.0 | 55.9 | 76.9 | |
Total percent category by characteristic may exceed 100% because of rounding. CKD, chronic kidney disease (eGFR15 to 59 ml/min per 1.73m2 or urine albumin-to-creatnine ratio ≤ 30 mg/g).