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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Periodontol. 2015 Feb 17;86(5):611–622. doi: 10.1902/jop.2015.140520

Table 1.

Prevalence of total penodontitis using NHANES 2009–2012 data by selected characteristics and individual NHANES cycles for persons 30 years and older in the United States 2009–2010 and 2011–2012.

NHANES 2009–2010
NHANES 2011–2012
NHANES 2009–2012 (NHANES 2009–2010 & 2011–2012)
N Weighted N Million Total Periodontitis %±SE Total Periodontitis Age Standardized %±SE N Weigh ted N Million Total PD %±SE Total Periodontitis Age Standardized %±SE N Weighte d N Million Total PD %±SE Total Periodontitis Age Standardized %±SE
NHANES 2009–2012 3,743 137.1 47.2±2.1 47.7±1.9 3,323 144.8 44.7±2.4 45.2±2.2 7,066 141.0 45.9±1.6 46.47±1.5
NHANES III Protocol 3,733 136.8 19.5±1.9 19.6±1.8 3,310 144.6 18.2±1.1 18.211.1 7,043 140.7 18.8±1.1 18.87±1.1
NHANES 2001–2004 Protocol 3,733 136.8 27.1±2.0 27.3±1.9 3,311 144.6 25.6±1.3 25.5±1.4 7,044 140.7 26.3±1.2 26.3±1.2
Age (Mean No. Teeth: 24.0)
 30–34 years (26.5 teeth) 435 16.7 24.4±2.7 St* 411 17.7 25.3±2.6 St* 846 17.2 24.8±1.9 St*
 35–49 years (25.5 teeth) 1,352 54.0 36.6±1.6 St* 1,143 54.0 37.8±2.9 St* 2,495 54.0 37.2±1.7 St*
 50–64 years (23.2 teeth) 1,128 43.4 57.2±2.6 St* 1,086 48.4 48.7±3.5 St* 2,214 45.9 52.7±2.3 St*
 65±years (20.6 teeth) 828 22.9 70.1±3.0 St* 683 24.7 66.0±3.0 St* 1,511 23.8 68.0±2.2 St*
Sex
 Male 1,872 67.5 56.4±2.1 56.8±1.9 1,643 70.5 53.4±2.4 53.9±2.3 3,515 69.0 54.9±1.6 55.3±1.5
 Female 1,871 69.6 38.4±2.4 38.8±2.2 1,680 74.3 36.5±2.6 36.9±2.3 3,551 72.0 37.4±1.8 37.8±1.6
Race/Ethnic Group
 Hispanics 673 10.9 66.72.3 70.4±1.8 355 11.1 60.4±2.3 66.6±2.4 1,028 11.0 63.5±1.7 68.4±1.5
 Non-Hispanic Asian American* n/a n/a n/a n/a 478 7.6 50.0±3.7 51.9±3.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a
 Non-Hispanic White 1,792 95.1 42.6±3.0 41.5±2.6 1,226 98.8 39.0±2.7 38.2±2.2 3,018 97.0 40.8±2.1 39.8±1.8
 Non-Hispanic Black 673 15.0 58.6±3.1 59.7±3.0 839 15.3 59.7±3.2 59.9±2.8 1,512 15.1 59.1±2.2 59.8±2.0
Education
 < High school 1,030 23.8 66.9±2.4 66.7±2.3 754 22.3 67.1±2.4 66.8±2.4 1,784 23.1 67.0±1.7 66.7±1.7
 High school 815 29.6 53.5±3.2 53.6±3.0 699 29.4 57.9±2.9 57.9±2.9 1,514 29.5 55.7±2.2 55.7±2.1
 >High school 1,889 83.3 39.3±2.3 40.5±2.2 1,868 93.2 35.2±2.2 36.2±2.0 3,757 88.3 37.2±1.6 38.1±1.5
Poverty Level
 < 100% FPL 625 13.5 65.4±2.5 67.6±2.9 632 17.4 59.8±2.1 60.9±2.0 1,257 15.5 62.2±1.6 63.7±1.6
 100–199% FPL 901 22.7 57.4±3.0 59.3±3.0 782 27.1 56.6±2.5 57.8±2.7 1,683 24.9 57.0±2.0 58.3±2.0
 200–499% FPL 905 37.7 50.2±2.5 49.7±2.6 755 37.4 46.2±4.9 46.0±4.3 1,660 37.6 48.2±2.7 47.8±2.5
 ≥400% FPL 960 52.4 35.4±3.0 35.2±2.3 888 54.3 30.7±1.8 30.7±1.5 1,848 53.4 33.0±1.8 32.9±1.4
Marital status
 Married 2,196 88.5 44.2±2.2 44.3±2.1 1,853 88.1 39.5±2.3 39.9±2.1 4,049 88.4 41.9±1.7 42.1±1.6
 Widowed 292 7.6 62.2±4.5 44.1±6.9 233 7.0 60.2±5.6 51.8±7.2 525 7.3 61.3±3.6 49.1±5.5
 Divorced 472 16 49.4±2.8 49.6±2.9 402 18.1 57.4±4.5 55.3±4.0 874 17.1 53.6±2.7 52.6±2.5
 Separated 145 3.4 60.9±5.9 65.5±6.8 151 4.2 60.3±7.9 65.9±6.4 296 3.8 60.6±5.1 65.0±4.7
 Never married 390 13 45.7±2.9 56.2±2.8 431 16.6 44.1±3.7 49.1±3.8 821 14.8 44.8±2.5 51.9±2.6
 Living with partner 245 8.1 57.6±4.2 60.4±4.5 250 10.8 51.2±5.2 55.6±5.1 495 9.5 54.0±3.5 58.4±3.5
Smoking status
 Current smoker 728 23.2 64.2±2.6 68.7±2.6 610 25.9 68.7±2.5 72.4±2.2 1,338 24.6 66.6±1.8 70.8±1.6
 Former smoker 957 35.7 52.5±3.1 46.5±2.6 812 38.3 45.0±3.4 42.1±2.8 1,769 37.1 48.7±2.5 44.2±2.0
 Non smoker 2,058 78.1 39.8±2.1 41.4±2.0 1,898 80.5 36.8±2.1 38.3±1.8 3,956 79.3 38.3±1.5 39.8±1.4
*

Oversampling of Non-Hispanic Asian Americans only inNHANES 2011–2012. St*age standardized age groups

Age standardized, standardized to age distribution of the 2000 US population; CAL, clinical attachment loss; PPD, periodontal probing depth; SE, standard error; total periodontitis, sum of prevalence of mild, moderate, and severe periodontitis according to the CDC/AAP case definitions;15 weighted, source population represented applying mobile examination center (MEC) weights, FPL, federal poverty level. NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey;

NHANES III protocol, NHANES III protocol applied to NHANES 2009–2012 data: prevalence estimates based on the PMPE protocols used in NHANES III and 1999–2000 using PPD and CAL measurements only from two sites per tooth (mid-buccal and mesio-buccal sites) from all teem other man third molars in two randomly selected quadrants; NHANES 2001–2004 protocol;

NHANES 2001–2004 protocol applied to NHANES 2009–2012 data: prevalence estimates based on the PMPE protocol used in NHANES 2001–2004 using measurements of PPD and CAL only from three sites per tooth (mid-buccal, mesio-buccal, and disto- buccal sites) from all teem other than third molars in two randomly selected quadrants.