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. 2021 Jan 6;10(2):176. doi: 10.3390/jcm10020176

Table 4.

Requirements and performance of dental procedures according to hypertension diagnosis among the study population and among the age-, sex- and smoking-matched sub-population.

Parameter Hypertension (N = 3363)
No. (%)
Comparison to Those without Hypertension among the Whole Study Population
(N = 129,166)
Comparison to Age-, Sex- and Smoking-Matched Group without Hypertension
(N = 10,089)
No Hypertension p Value * Hypertension vs. No Hypertension No Hypertension p Value * Hypertension vs. No Hypertension
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD OR (95% Confidence Interval) ** Mean ± SD OR (95% Confidence Interval) **
The number of teeth that required one surface amalgam filling 0.5 ± 1.1 0.6 ± 1.2 0.019 0.9 (0.9–0.9) 0.5 ± 1.0 0.018 1.043 (1.008–1.079)
The number of teeth where one surface amalgam filling was performed 0.28 ± 0.7 0.29 ± 0.7 0.537 0.9 (0.9–1.0) 0.27 ± 0.7 0.350 1.025 (0.973–1.079)
The number of teeth that required two amalgam fillings on two surfaces 1.8 ± 1.3 2.0 ± 1.4 <0.001 0.9 (0.8–0.9) 1.8 ± 1.3 0.692 1.011 (0.958–1.067)
The number of teeth where two surface amalgam fillings were performed 0.39 ± 0.85 0.32 ± 0.8 <0.001 1.085 (1.047–1.125) 0.37 ± 0.83 0.247 1.027 (0.981–1.075)
The number of teeth that required three and more amalgam fillings on surfaces 0.13 ± 0.5 0.11 ± 0.4 <0.001 1.111 (1.040–1.185) 0.12 ± 0.4 0.085 1.079 (0.994–1.171)
The number of teeth where three and more surface amalgam fillings were performed 0.09 ± 0.3 0.07 ± 0.3 <0.001 1.205 (1.106–1.314) 0.10 ± 0.37 0.580 0.970 (0.871–1.081)
The number of teeth that required amalgam crowns 0.02 ± 0.1 0.01 ± 0.1 0.001 1.588 (1.289–1.957) 0.02 ± 0.1 0.839 1.072 (0.932–1.233)
The number of teeth where amalgam crowns were performed 0.06 ± 0.3 0.03 ± 0.2 <0.001 1.720 (1.528–1.937) 0.05 ± 0.2 0.175 0.925 (0.827–1.034)
The number of teeth that required resin-based composite fillings on one to four surfaces, anterior 0.27 ± 0.8 0.24 ± 0.8 0.048 1.042 (1.001–1.083) 0.26 ± 0.8 0.446 1.019 (0.971–1.069)
The number of teeth where resin-based composite fillings were performed on one to four surfaces, anterior 0.34 ± 1.3 0.25 ± 0.8 <0.001 1.077 (1.049–1.107) 0.31 ± 1.07 0.270 1.018 (0.986–1.051)
Total number of teeth that required fillings 1.57 ± 2.3 1.55 ± 2.4 0.010 1.003 (0.989–1.017) 1.46 ± 2.2 0.016 1.021 (1.004–1.039)
Total number of teeth where fillings were performed 1.2 ± 2.1 1.0 ± 1.9 <0.001 1.045 (1.030–1.060) 1.15 ± 2.04 0.222 1.011 (0.993–1.030)
Total number of teeth that required endodontic treatment 0.12 ± 0.4 0.08 ± 0.3 <0.001 1.199 (1.124–1.278) 0.10 ± 0.4 0.025 1.113 (1.017–1.219)
Total number of teeth where endodontic treatment was performed 0.14 ± 0.4 0.07 ± 0.3 <0.001 1.421 (1.329–1.520) 0.12 ± 0.4 0.020 1.112 (1.019–1.214)
The number of teeth that required prefabricated (direct, post and core) 0.15 ± 0.5 0.10 ± 0.4 <0.001 1.211 (1.140–1.285) 0.13 ± 0.4 0.173 1.058 (0.980–1.142)
The number of teeth on which prefabricated (direct, post and core) was performed 0.19 ± 0.7 0.09 ± 0.3 <0.001 1.398 (1.327–1.473) 0.15 ± 0.5 0.004 1.117 (1.048–1.191)
The number of teeth that required crowns 0.22 ± 0.7 0.15 ± 0.5 <0.001 1.165 (1.115–1.217) 0.19 ± 0.6 0.074 1.053 (0.997–1.112)
The number of teeth where a crown was performed 0.19 ± 0.13 0.05 ± 0.52 <0.001 1.180 (1.146–1.215) 0.17 ± 0.97 0.244 0.991 (0.585–1.678)
The number of teeth that required extractions 0.20 ± 0.6 0.14 ± 0.5 <0.001 1.187 (1.129–1.248) 0.18 ± 0.6 0.098 1.053 (0.991–1.119)
Total number of teeth where extractions were performed 0.18 ± 0.6 0.09 ± 0.4 <0.001 1.253 (1.193–1.316) 0.14 ± 0.6 0.004 1.084 (1.023–1.150)
Missing teeth 1.05 ± 1.72 0.57 ± 1.27 <0.001 1.150 (1.124–1.316) 0.94 ± 1.55 0.017 1.043 (1.009–1.078)

* non-paired t test, ** generalized linear models.