Table 2.

Multiple-regression analysis of BP, periodontitis, tooth loss, and traditional risk factors possibly related to hypertension in middle-aged women.

Parameter	Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)		Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
	β	P value	β	P value
Age (year)	0.103	0.364	0.051	0.649
BMI	0.270	0.024†	0.299	0.012†
Total-C	0.074	0.602	0.125	0.374
TG	0.187	0.545	0.099	0.452
HDL-C	0.081	0.165	−0.056	0.668
HbA1c	0.259	0.190	0.139	0.194
Periodontitis	0.288	0.018†	0.293	0.015†
Tooth loss	0.308	0.010†	0.417	0.0005‡

Values are regression coefficients (β) and P values. ^†P < 0.05, ^‡P < 0.001.

Multiple correlation coefficient |R| = 0.609 for systolic blood pressure, |R| = 0.621 for diastolic blood pressure.