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. 2022 Jan 4;59(5):675–686. doi: 10.1007/s00592-021-01838-z

Table 7.

Prediction of clinically diagnosed or assumed periodontitis by an adjusted logistic multifactorial model

Clinically diagnosed periodontitis (CPI) Assumed periodontitis (AAP risk score)
Variable Likelihood ratio χ 2 p value Likelihood ratio χ 2 p value
Sex 8.475 0.004 ** 20.169 < 0.001 ***
Type of diabetes 1.646 0.200 0.318 0.573
Age 1.130 0.288 13.365  < 0.001 ***
Diabetes duration 3.761 0.052 0.305 0.581
Age of onset Dropped Dropped
Neuropathy 0.500 0.480 2.948 0.086
Nephropathy 1.751 0.186 0.924 0.337
Retinopathy 1.254 0.263 0.974 0.324
Depression 1.838 0.175 0.375 0.540
Hypertension 0.540 0.462 1.323 0.250
HbA1c 0.086 0.770 0.468 0.494
BMI 0.354 0.552 0.776 0.378
Total cholesterol 0.209 0.648 0.256 0.613
LDL cholesterol 0.000 0.983 0.061 0.804
Diabetes medication 0.260 0.610 0.490 0.484
Insulin treatment 0.232 0.630 0.573 0.449
Smoking 0.116 0.733 70.591  < 0.001 ***
Poor dental hygiene 0.280 0.597 146.724 < 0.001 ***
Infrequent dentist appointments 0.057 0.811 6.732 0.009 **
PAID 0.405 0.524 4.062 0.044 *
MLQ 4.260 0.039 * 1.494 0.222

AAP risk score by the American Association of Periodontology; CPI Community Parodontal Index; clinically diagnosed periodontitis: CPI > 2; assumed periodontitis: modified AAP risk score > 21 points; given are Wald’s likelihood ratios in a multivariable logistic regression model for the prediction of clinically diagnosed or assumed periodontitis, * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001