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. 2019 Oct 21;99(1):51–59. doi: 10.1177/0022034519884012

Table 1.

Descriptive Characteristics (Weighted) of Study Population.

Red-Green, % Orange-Red, %
n a Tertile 1 Tertile 3 Tertile 1 Tertile 3
Cluster score range 6,491 −36.09 to −30.38 2.34 to 13.21 −27.28 to −0.65 1.27 to 10.76
All-cause mortality 2,702 35.89 29.69 34.33 29.82
CVD mortality 810 9.85 7.87 8.68 8.62
Age, y
 Middle-aged, 40 to 64 4,441 77.52 78.03 77.63 78.96
 Elderly, ≥65 2050 22.48 21.97 22.37 21.04
Race
 White 4,568 90.40 81.83 91.62 77.82
 Black 1,719 7.85 12.55 6.43 15.56
 Other 204 1.75 5.63 1.96 6.62
Sex
 Male 2,942 41.30 49.25 39.98 49.07
 Female 3,549 58.70 50.75 60.02 50.93
Educational level, y
 <12 2,952 28.95 26.56 27.13 30.24
 ≥12 3,493 71.05 73.44 72.87 69.76
Income (poverty income)
 Low 1,717 14.25 12.51 13.59 14.57
 Middle 3,185 49.41 45.66 44.71 47.26
 High 1,589 36.34 41.82 41.70 38.17
Smoking status
 Current 1,518 29.21 17.19 28.63 18.43
 Ever smoker 1,945 32.43 34.56 30.52 32.97
 Never smoker 3,028 38.36 48.24 40.85 48.60
Drinking status
 Drinker 2,789 50.67 48.24 50.95 50.79
 Nondrinker 3,701 49.33 51.76 49.05 49.21
BMI, kg/m2
 Normal, <25 2,095 38.59 33.08 37.88 32.89
 Overweight, 25 to 29.9 2,481 35.81 38.17 38.23 36.90
 Obesity, ≥30 1,903 25.60 28.76 23.89 30.21
Diabetes status
 Absent 5,797 93.32 94.09 94.48 92.85
 Present 687 6.68 5.91 5.52 7.15
History of hypertension
 Absent 4,211 68.13 68.63 69.25 66.14
 Present 2,251 31.87 31.37 30.75 33.86
Annual dentist visits
 No 3,806 49.54 48.71 47.24 47.99
 Yes 2,476 50.46 51.29 52.76 52.01
Periodontitis status
 No disease 3,171 54.47 50.85 59.07 46.09
 Moderate or severe 3,320 45.53 49.15 40.93 53.91
Yellow-Orange, % Orange-Blue, %
Cluster score range 6,491 −36.09 to −30.38 2.34 to 13.21 −27.28 to −0.65 1.27 to 10.76
All-cause mortality 2,702 39.36 28.27 42.51 23.27
CVD mortality 810 11.30 7.51 11.61 5.89
Age, y
 Middle-aged, 40 to 64 4,441 74.51 79.79 73.09 83.45
 Elderly, ≥65 2,050 25.49 20.21 26.91 16.55
Race
 White 4,568 89.00 81.53 84.63 87.58
 Black 1,719 8.51 12.82 11.55 9.20
 Other 204 2.49 5.65 3.82 3.22
Sex
 Male 2,942 42.44 44.81 46.16 45.83
 Female 3,549 57.56 55.19 53.84 54.17
Educational level, y
 <12 2,952 30.80 27.33 31.65 21.42
 ≥12 3,493 69.20 72.67 68.35 78.58
Income (poverty income)
 Low 1,717 16.44 13.00 17.78 10.17
 Middle 3,185 47.28 47.45 49.01 43.28
 High 1,589 36.28 39.55 33.21 46.56
Smoking status
 Current 1,518 29.15 18.33 30.06 17.65
 Ever smoker 1,945 31.39 33.26 30.99 33.69
 Never smoker 3,028 39.46 48.41 38.95 48.65
Drinking status
 Drinker 2,789 49.76 49.27 46.74 53.40
 Nondrinker 3,701 50.24 50.73 53.26 46.60
BMI, kg/m2
 Normal, <25 2,095 39.84 34.01 37.62 34.12
 Overweight, 25 to 29.9 2,481 35.35 37.74 37.46 38.23
 Obesity, ≥30 1,903 24.81 28.25 24.92 27.65
Diabetes status
 Absent 5,797 92.66 93.62 91.81 95.41
 Present 687 7.34 6.38 8.19 4.59
History of hypertension
 Absent 4,211 68.67 69.05 65.94 72.18
 Present 2,251 31.33 30.95 34.06 27.82
Annual dentist visits
 No 3,806 50.56 45.45 52.04 44.12
 Yes 2,476 49.44 54.55 47.96 55.88
Periodontitis status
 No disease 3,171 53.91 51.44 50.96 56.42
 Moderate or severe 3,320 46.09 48.56 49.04 43.58

All percentages are weighted.

BMI, body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular disease.

a

Values are unweighted; total numbers may be different as a result of missing data.