Table 1.

Demographics and Potential Risk Factors Affecting Oral Health in U.S. Older Adults Aged ≥65 Years (N=2,745) (NHANES 2005–2008, weighted).

Characteristic	Value
Age, mean ± SE (years)	73.9 ± 0.1
Female sex (%)	57.5
Race/ethnicity (%)
Non-Hispanic White	85.5
Non-Hispanic Black	8.5
Other Hispanic and Mexican	5.9
Education <high school (%)	28.4
Widowed/divorced/separated/never married (%)	43.0
<100% federal poverty level (%)	9.0
Lack of health insurance (%)	1.6
Smoking status (%)
Never	47.8
Former	42.7
Current	9.5
Modified Charlson co-morbidity index, mean ± SE	1.11 ± 0.03

SE = standard error