Table 1.

Baseline descriptive data by mouthwash use at baseline, among people free of diagnosed hypertension (mean ± SD or %)

	Mouthwash < 2/day n=414	Mouthwash ≥ 2/day n=126
Age (years)	49.1 ± 6.6	48.6 ± 6.1
Female	77.3	80.2
Current smoker	20.1	23.8
Income (< $20,000 per year)	54.6	62.4
Education
< High School	8.9	19.8
High School	41.3	45.2
≥ Some College	49.8	34.9
Physical activity: METs	25.2 ± 46.6	22.8 ± 41.9
Obese	55.6	61.9
Waist circumference (cm)	103.9 ± 13.2	104.0 ± 11.6
Alcohol consumption (g/day)	2.4 ± 6.5	1.6 ± 4.5
Sleep breathing disorder	13.8	15.9
HOMA-IR	2.35 ± 1.74	2057 ± 1.81
Pre-diabetes	49.3	43.7
Diabetes	5.8	7.1
High BP Medication Use	3.4	4.0
C-reactive protein (mmol/L)	5.8 ± 6.0	5.4 ± 5.8
Plaque score	0.76 ± 0.57	0.85 ± 0.64
No. of sites bleeding on probing	12.7 ± 12.1	12.4 ± 12.9
Moderate/severe periodontitis	60.5	67.5
Active caries	1.2 ± 4.5	1.1 ± 2.7
Add salt at the table
Never	68.4	73.0
Sometimes/Always	31.6	27.0
Fruit and vegetables (g/week)	7.3 ± 4.2	7.2 ± 3.8