Table 2.
Demographic characteristics, access to health care indicators, periodontitis risk factors, and acculturation indicators of Mexican-origin Latinos (n=993) by combined periodontal status, NHANES 2009–2012.
| Characteristics | Periodontitis N=666 (%) |
Healthy N=327 (%) |
Crude OR [95% CI] |
P-value |
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| Acculturation Indicators | ||||
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| Language | <.01 | |||
| English | 229 (34.1) | 161 (50.4) | Referent | |
| Spanish | 437 (65.9) | 166 (49.6) | 2.0 [1.4, 2.8] | <.01 |
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| Citizenship/Nativity | 0.08 | |||
| U.S.-born, U.S. citizen | 216 (31.9) | 131 (41.8) | Referent | |
| Foreign-born,U.S. citizen | 124 (16.0) | 62 (15.8) | 1.3 [0.9, 2.0] | 0.14 |
| Foreign-born,non-U.S.citizen | 326 (52.1) | 134 (42.4) | 1.6 [1.0, 2.5] | 0.02 |
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| Demographic characteristics | ||||
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| Age | <.01 | |||
| 30–39 | 127 (30.6) | 122 (49.4) | Referent | |
| 40–49 | 170 (32.2) | 101 (33.1) | 1.6 [1.1, 2.3 ] | 0.02 |
| 50–64 | 165 (21.5) | 53 (11.2) | 3.1 [2.1, 4.5 ] | <.01 |
| 65+ | 204 (15.8) | 51 (6.3) | 4.0 [2.5, 6.5] | <.01 |
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| Education Level | <.01 | |||
| Above HS | 112 (17.3) | 119 (37.4) | Referent | |
| HS | 107 (16.8) | 58 (19.1) | 1.9 [1.2, 3.1] | <.01 |
| Less than HS | 446 (65.9) | 149 (43.5) | 3.3 [2.2, 4.9] | <.01 |
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| Federal Poverty Line | <.01 | |||
| < 200% FPL | 171 (27.6) | 130 (40.5) | Referent | |
| >= 200% FPL | 417 (61.2) | 165 (50.5) | 1.8 [1.2, 2.6] | 0.02 |
| Missing | 78 (11.1) | 32 (8.9) | 1.8 [1.1, 3.1] | <.01 |
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| Gender | <.01 | |||
| Female | 270 (37.3) | 212 (63.4) | Referent | |
| Male | 396 (62.7) | 115 (36.6) | 2.9 [2.3, 3.7] | <.01 |
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| Marital Status | 0.02 | |||
| Married, Living With Partner | 480 (74.9) | 233 (73.3) | Referent | |
| Widowed,Divorced, Separated | 148 (19.6) | 64 (16.8) | 1.1 [0.7, 1.7] | 0.53 |
| Never Married | 38 (5.5) | 30 (9.9) | 0.5 [0.3, 0.8] | <.01 |
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| Access to Health Care | ||||
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| Insurance | <.01 | |||
| Yes | 341 (45.6) | 199 (58.8) | Referent | |
| No | 325 (54.4) | 128 (41.2) | 1.7 [1.2, 2.4] | <.01 |
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| Usual Source of Care | <.01 | |||
| Yes | 460 (65.7) | 264 (80.7) | Referent | |
| No | 206 (34.3) | 63 (19.3) | 2.2 [1.6, 3.1] | <.01 |
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| Risk Factors | ||||
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| Smoking | <.01 | |||
| Non-smoker | 365 (54.9) | 235 (73.2) | Referent | |
| Former smoker | 173 (15.8) | 56 (5.7) | 2.2 [1.5, 3.2] | <.01 |
| Current smoker | 128 (12.7) | 36 (4.1.) | 2.4 [1.7, 3.3] | <.01 |
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| Flossing | <.01 | |||
| Floss 1–7 days per week | 327 (50.4) | 237 (75.0) | Ref | |
| Never Floss | 318 (49.6) | 86 (25.0) | 3.0 [2.0, 4.4] | <.01 |
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| Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | |||
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| Glycohemoglobin % | 6.0 (0.05) | 5.6 (0.06) | ||