Table 3.

Logistic regression on the association between periodontal measures and prevalent hypertension^* at baseline. Buffalo OsteoPerio Study (N=1,341, N cases=527)

Periodontal Measures:	Crude			Age Adjusted			Multivariable Adjusted†
	OR	95% CI	p	OR	95% CI	p	OR	95% CI	p
Clinical Attachment Level (per mean mm)	1.17	1.00 – 1.37	0.06	1.11	0.94 – 1.31	0.21	1.18	0.98 – 1.41	0.08
Probing Pocket Depth (per mean mm)	0.99	0.75 – 1.40	0.94	1.12	0.85 – 1.48	0.43	1.09	0.80 – 1.48	0.57
Alveolar Crestal Height (per mean mm)	1.16	1.01 – 1.33	0.04	1.02	0.88 – 1.18	0.79	1.06	0.90 – 1.26	0.48
# Teeth Missing	1.05	1.03 – 1.08	<.0001	1.04	1.02 – 1.06	0.0005	1.03	1.00 – 1.05	0.03
#Teeth Missing per SD (5 teeth) of Teeth Missing	1.32	1.18 – 1.47	<.0001	1.22	1.09 – 1.37	0.0005	1.15	1.01 – 1.30	0.03
Percentage of Sites with Gingival Bleeding (per 1%)	1.33	0.84 – 2.13	0.23	1.28	0.80 – 2.06	0.31	0.93	0.55 – 1.55	0.77
Periodontitis (Compared to ‘None/Mild’; N=354, N cases=155)31
Moderate (N=758, N cases=341)	1.05	0.81 – 1.35	0.71	0.97	0.75 – 1.25	0.80	1.06	0.80 – 1.40	0.68
Severe (N=211, N cases=96)	1.07	0.76 – 1.51	0.69	0.99	0.70 – 1.40	0.95	1.03	0.71 – 1.50	0.88
Alveolar Crestal Height (Compared to ‘None’; N=318, N cases=140)25
Mild/Moderate (N=665, N cases=292)	1.00	0.76 – 1.30	0.97	0.82	0.62 – 1.08	0.16	0.82	0.60 – 1.11	0.19
Severe (N=358, N cases=173)	1.19	0.88 – 1.61	0.26	0.90	0.66 – 1.24	0.53	0.92	0.65 – 1.31	0.64

^*Hypertension defined as taking self–reported physician diagnosis or treatment for hypertension, blood pressure–lowering medication on medication inventory, having systolic blood pressure ≥140, or diastolic blood pressure ≥90

^†Adjusted for age, smoking status, BMI, healthy eating index, sodium intake, alcohol intake, neighborhood socioeconomic status, physical activity.