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. 2022 Aug 12;34(7):596–603. doi: 10.1016/j.sdentj.2022.08.001

Table 2.

Demographics, comorbidities, and dental measures in patients with and without COVID-19 diagnosis.

Covid-19+
(n = 387)
Covid-19−
(n = 387)
p value
Demographics mean ± SD or n (%) mean ± SD or n (%)
Age (years old) 47.1 ± 19.7 47.0 ± 19.6 N/A
Sex N/A
 Males 130 (34 %) 130 (34 %)
 Females 257 (66 %) 257 (66 %)
Race N/A
 Asian American/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 22 (5 %) 22 (5 %)
 Black or African American 56 (14 %) 56 (14 %)
 Other 163 (42 %) 163 (42 %)
 White 146 (38 %) 146 (38 %)
Ethnicity 0.001
 Hispanic or Latino or Spanish Origin 149 (39 %) 95 (25 %)
 Not Hispanic or Latino or Spanish Origin 163 (42 %) 195 (50 %)
 Unknown 75 (19 %) 97 (25 %)



Co-morbidities n (%) with condition n (%) with condition
Hypertension 120 (31 %) 68 (18 %) <0.001
Diabetes 50 (13 %) 24 (6 %) 0.01
Smoking status
 Ever 348 (90 %) 375 (97 %) 0.001
 Current 6 (2 %) 6 (2 %) 1.00



Dental measurements mean ± SD mean ± SD
Alveolar crestal height (mm) 2.42 ± 0.90 1.82 ± 0.73 <0.001
Missing Teeth (number) 3.68 ± 5.77 4.67 ± 7.02 0.04