Table 2. Periodontal status, plaque index, BOP and AF related to age decades.
| Population | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | ||||||
| 45–54 | 55–64 | 65+ | 45–54 | 55–64 | 65+ | ||
| N = 1046 | N = 1577 | N = 2269 | N = 1227 | N = 1745 | N = 2136 | ||
| Median [IQR] or N (%) | |||||||
| Periodontitis | < 0.001 | ||||||
| None/mild | 199 (29.7) | 183 (18) | 193 (14.1) | 306 (38.9) | 311 (28.1) | 261 (20.7) | |
| Moderate | 380 (56.6) | 610 (59.9) | 776 (56.8) | 415 (52.7) | 650 (58.7) | 749 (59.5) | |
| Severe | 92 (13.7) | 226 (22.2) | 398 (29.1) | 66 (8.4) | 146 (13.2) | 248 (19.7) | |
| Plaque Index | 8.7 [0, 26.92] | 10.87 [0, 34] | 17.39 [1.85, 46.86] | 3.7 [0, 17.86] | 4.35 [0, 1.43] | 8.33 [0, 6.96] | < 0.001 |
| BOP | 7.14 [1.92, 17.35] | 8.93 [2, 23.04] | 9.26 [2.38, 22] | 5.77 [1.79, 17.31] | 7.41 [1.85, 9.64] | 8.33 [1.98, 20.09] | < 0.001 |
| AF = Yes | 10 (1) | 62 (4.3) | 276 (13.2) | 9 (0.8) | 42 (2.7) | 162 (8.5) | < 0.001 |
Abbreviations: BOP, bleeding on probing; AF, atrial fibrillation; IQR, interquartile range.