Table 1.
Characteristics of the cohort by sex.
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 1764 | 3847 | ||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Age at time of dental survey (years) | 81 | 6.5 | 80 | 7.1 |
| Age at last followup (years) | 89 | 5.9 | 90 | 6.2 |
| Followup years | 8.2 | 5.2 | 9.9 | 5.3 |
| At time of original survey (1981–1985): | ||||
| Active activities (hrs/day) | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Other activities (hrs/day) | 3.9 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 2.7 |
| Alcohol (drinks/day) | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Caffeine (mg/day) | 190 | 176 | 182 | 169 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25 | 2.7 | 24 | 3.5 |
| Number of natural teeth | 19.0 | 10.5 | 20.5 | 9.9 |
| No. | % | No. | % | |
| Medical history | ||||
| High blood pressure | 572 | 32 | 1367 | 36 |
| Angina | 192 | 11 | 275 | 7.1 |
| Heart attack | 212 | 12 | 154 | 4.0 |
| Stroke | 58 | 3.3 | 63 | 1.6 |
| Cancer | 99 | 5.6 | 444 | 12 |
| Diabetes | 101 | 5.7 | 134 | 3.5 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 58 | 3.3 | 216 | 5.6 |
| Smoke | ||||
| Never | 651 | 37 | 2065 | 54 |
| Past | 980 | 56 | 1320 | 34 |
| Current | 133 | 7 | 462 | 12 |
| Dentures | 924 | 52 | 1703 | 44 |
| Deceased by December 31, 2009 | 1588 | 90 | 3165 | 82 |