Table 5.
Variable description for the baseline measures in the VA Dental Longitudinal Study (DLS).
| Variable | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| V1 | loc | tooth type |
| V2 | nteeth | total number teeth present at baseline |
| V3 | age | patient age at baseline |
| V4 | smoke | smoking status |
| V5 | education | educational level |
| V6 | ses | socioeconomic level at NAS cycle |
| V7 | endonum | number of endodontic teeth |
| V8 | bonemm | average bone height (mm) |
| V9 | abl | average alveolar bone loss (ABL) score |
| V10 | plaque | plaque score |
| V11 | mobile | mobility score |
| V12 | calc | calculus score, max of above/below gum |
| V13 | ging | gingival score |
| V14 | maxabl | maximum tooth-level ABL score |
| V15 | probing pocket depth score, max per tooth | |
| V16 | dmfscore | DMF score per tooth at baseline |
| V17 | decay | maximum decay at baseline |
| V18 | endotrt | endodontic treatment |
| V19 | ht | bone height (%) |