TABLE 2.

Adjusted odds ratios for cardiovascular disease for patients with periodontal disease

Study	Yr	Odds ratio
		Total cardiovascular disease	Fatal cardiovascular disease/stroke
DeStefano et al. (28)	1993	1.29	1.46
Beck et al. (5)	1996	1.5	1.9/2.8
Joshipura et al. (63)	1996	1.67
Grau et al. (45)	1997		2.6