Table 4b.
Linear regression between measured systolic blood pressure and periodontal measures at baseline among postmenopausal women taking antihypertensive medication. Buffalo OsteoPerio Study (N=465).
| Periodontal Measures | Crude | Age Adjusted | Multivariable Adjusted* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | SE | p | β | SE | p | β | SE | p | |
| Clinical Attachment Level (per mean mm) | 1.55 | 1.33 | 0.24 | 0.87 | 1.28 | 0.49 | 0.86 | 1.35 | 0.53 |
| Probing Pocket Depth (per mean mm) | −0.41 | 2.24 | 0.86 | 0.80 | 2.16 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 2.26 | 0.77 |
| Alveolar Crestal Height (per mean mm) | 2.01 | 1.14 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 1.14 | 0.94 | −0.28 | 1.25 | 0.82 |
| # Teeth Missing | 0.26 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.16 | 0.96 | −0.002 | 0.17 | 0.99 |
| Percentage of Sites with Gingival Bleeding (per 1%) | 7.2 | 3.7 | 0.05 | 6.21 | 3.56 | 0.08 | 7.00 | 3.79 | 0.07 |
| Periodontitis (Compared to ‘None/Mild’; N=114)31 | |||||||||
| Moderate (N=262) | 5.36 | 2.13 | 0.01 | 3.85 | 2.06 | 0.06 | 3.85 | 2.17 | 0.08 |
| Severe (N=77) | 5.97 | 2.81 | 0.03 | 3.92 | 2.73 | 0.15 | 3.88 | 2.86 | 0.18 |
| Alveolar Crestal Height (Compared to ‘None’; N=108)25 | |||||||||
| Mild/Moderate (N=225) | 4.52 | 2.2 | 0.04 | 1.66 | 2.17 | 0.45 | 0.81 | 2.30 | 0.73 |
| Severe (N=132) | 5.94 | 2.46 | 0.02 | 2.15 | 2.45 | 0.38 | 1.41 | 2.63 | 0.59 |
*
Adjusted for age, smoking status, BMI, healthy eating index, sodium intake, alcohol intake, neighborhood socioeconomic status, physical activity.