Table 1.
Demographic characteristics, access to health care indicators, periodontitis risk factors, and acculturation indicators of Mexican-origin Latinos (n=993) by periodontal status, NHANES 2009–2012.
| Characteristic | Healthy (SE) |
Mild Periodontitis (SE) |
Moderate Periodontitis (SE) |
Severe Periodontitis (SE) |
P-value |
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| Language | <.01 | ||||
| English | 46.3 (3.3) | 7.9 (1.7) | 32.7 (3.3) | 13.1 (2.2) | |
| Spanish | 30.4 (2.2) | 10.4 (1.7) | 41.2 (2.5) | 18.0 (2.0) | |
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| Citizenship/Nativity | 0.19 | ||||
| U.S.-born, U.S. citizen | 43.3 (4.1) | 7.4 (1.8) | 33.8 (4.3) | 15.6 (3.1) | |
| Foreign-born,U.S. citizen | 36.5 (3.4) | 12.4 (3.1) | 36.2 (3.3) | 15.0 (3.8) | |
| Foreign-born,non-U.S.citizen | 32.1 (2.4) | 9.9 (2.0) | 41.2 (2.9) | 16.7 (1.4) | |
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| Demographic characteristics | |||||
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| Age | <.01 | ||||
| 30–39 | 48.4 (2.3) | 13.0 (2.1) | 33.2 (3.1) | 5.4 (12.6) | |
| 40–49 | 37.4 (3.2) | 10.2 (1.9) | 36.3 (3.2) | 16.1 (2.7) | |
| 50–64 | 23.3 (3.0) | 3.7 (1.5) | 42.9 (4.3) | 30.2 (3.3) | |
| 65+ | 18.9 (2.9) | 4.6 (1.6) | 48.4 (2.5) | 28.1 (3.2) | |
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| Education Level | <.01 | ||||
| Above HS | 55.7 (4.4) | 8.9 (1.9) | 27.4 (3.5) | 8.0 (1.4) | |
| HS | 39.8 (3.4) | 10.7 (2.7) | 32.5 (3.5) | 17.0 (3.2) | |
| Less than HS | 27.7 (1.9) | 9.3 (1.8) | 43.8 (2.9) | 19.2 (2.0) | |
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| Federal Poverty Line (FPL) | <.01 | ||||
| < 200% FPL | 32.4 (2.0) | 8.8 (1.4) | 40.6 (2.6) | 18.2 (2.1) | |
| >= 200% FPL | 46.0 (3.9) | 9.9 (1.7) | 32.3 (3.4) | 11.8 (1.7) | |
| Missing | 31.9 (5.3) | 11.3 (3.4) | 39.6 (5.0) | 17.2 (4.1) | |
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| Gender | <.01 | ||||
| Female | 49.7 (2.3) | 7.0 (1.5) | 34.5 (2.4) | 8.8 (1.4) | |
| Male | 25.3 (1.9) | 11.5 (1.4) | 40.7 (2.8) | 22.4 (2.7) | |
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| Marital Status | 0.17 | ||||
| Married & Living With Partner | 36.3 (1.7) | 9.5 (1.4) | 38.0 (2.3) | 16.2 (1.8) | |
| Widowed, Divorced, Separated | 33.3 (3.9) | 8.4 (2.7) | 40.4 (3.8) | 17.8 (3.2) | |
| Never Married | 51.1 (5.0) | 10.6 (4.2) | 28.8 (5.1) | 9.5 (2.9) | |
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| Insurance | <.01 | ||||
| Yes | 42.9 (3.2) | 7.1 (1.5) | 33.9 (3.1) | 16.1 (2.5) | |
| No | 30.5 (1.8) | 11.7 (1.7) | 41.7 (2.0) | 16.0 (1.3) | |
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| Usual Source of Care | <.01 | ||||
| Yes | 41.7 (1.9) | 7.8 (1.6) | 35.6 (3.0) | 14.9 (2.0) | |
| No | 24.6 (2.7) | 13.4 (1.9) | 43.1 (3.3) | 18.9 (2.5) | |
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| Risk Factors | |||||
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| Smoking | <.01 | ||||
| Non-smoker | 43.7 (2.2) | 11.2 (1.8) | 33.0 (1.7) | 12.1 (1.5) | |
| Former smoker | 26.5 (3.2) | 8.2 (1.9) | 46.6 (4.0) | 18.7 (1.9) | |
| Current smoker | 24.7 (2.8) | 4.5 (2.1) | 43.9 (5.3) | 26.9 (5.1) | |
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| Flossing | <.01 | ||||
| Floss 1–7 days per week | 46.8 (1.9) | 9.2 (1.7) | 33.0 (2.1) | 10.9 (1.6) | |
| Never floss | 22.9 (3.0) | 10.0 (2.2) | 44.3 (3.2) | 22.8 (2.4) | |
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| Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | ||
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| Glycohemoglobin % | 5.6 (0.1) | 5.7 (0.1) 92 | 6.0 (0.1) 387 | 6.3 (0.1) | |