Table 4.

Bivariate association between oral health variables and metabolic syndrome

Variables	Cases (%)	Controls (%)	Crude OR (95% CI)	P value
No. of teeth present
20–25 teeth	11	8	1.75 (0.64–4.82)	0.27
25–28 teeth	53	46	1.47 (0.81–2.65)	0.19
>28 teeth	36	46	1
Tooth mobility
No	54	70	1
Yes	46	30	1.99 (1.12–3.54)	0.0200*
Missing teeth
No	30	25	1
Yes	70	75	0.77 (0.41–1.44)	0.42
CPI codes
Periodontitis absent code 0, 1, 2	2	26	1
Periodontitis present code 3, 4	98	74	17.22 (3.99–74.29)	0.00001*
LOA codes
Code 0	25	80	1
Code 1, 2, 3, 4	75	20	12.00 (6.18–23.30)	0.00001*
CPI codes
Code 0, 1, 2	2	26	1
Shallow pockets 4–5 mm code 3	61	57	14.16 (3.25–61.69)	0.00001*
Deep pockets ≥ 6 mm code 4	37	17	28.29 (6.13–130.53)	0.00001*

CI = confidence interval

*P < 0.05