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. 2020 Sep 16;190(2):196–206. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwaa199

Table 3.

Continued

Characteristic No. %
No. of lost teeth
 0 641 13.6
 1–6 683 14.5
 7–13 1,038 22.0
 14–24 1,240 26.2
 >24 1,071 22.7
 Missing data 53 1.1
Body mass indexg
 Underweight (<18.5) 6 0.1
 Normal weight (18.5–24.9) 420 8.9
 Overweight (25.0–29.9) 1,427 30.2
 Obese (≥30.0)
  Class I (30–34.9) 1,503 31.8
  Class II (35–39.9) 853 18.1
  Class III (≥40) 463 9.8
 Missing or unknownb 54 1.1
Blood pressureh
 Normal 811 17.2
 Elevated 526 11.1
 Hypertension (stage I/II) 3,314 70.1
 Missing or unknownb 75 1.6

a Self-reported via baseline risk factor questionnaire.

b Includes missing data and the response “Participant doesn’t know/doesn’t respond.”

c Never: <100 cigarettes smoked over a lifetime; former: smoked ≥100 cigarettes over a lifetime, not currently smoking; current: smoked ≥100 cigarettes over a lifetime, currently smoking.

d Never: has never consumed alcohol; former: does not currently consume alcohol but has consumed it in the past; current: currently consumes alcohol.

e Any self-reported diagnosis of heart attack, stroke, or any other cardiovascular disease.

f Not determined; unable to distinguish number of gallstones on ultrasound.

g Weight (kg)/height (m)2.

h Based on the average of 3 measurements taken an average of 5.8 minutes apart. Categorized per American College of Cardiology 2017 guidelines (45).