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. 2022 Dec 30;17(12):e0271475. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271475

Table 2. Association between skull BMD with periodontitis in different models.

Skull BMD, g/cm2 OR (95%CI), P-value
Crude model Model Ⅰ Model Ⅱ
Per 1g/cm2 increase 0.65 (0.54, 0.77) <0.0001 0.76 (0.62, 0.93) 0.0078 0.73 (0.59, 0.90) 0.0032
Skull BMD, (quartile)
Q1(1.22–1.98) Ref Ref Ref
Q2(1.98–2.21) 0.86 (0.71, 1.03) 0.0939 0.94 (0.77, 1.15) 0.5658 0.95 (0.78, 1.16) 0.6269
Q3(2.21–2.47) 0.70 (0.58, 0.84) 0.0001 0.81 (0.66, 0.99) 0.0414 0.78 (0.64, 0.97) 0.0228
Q4(2.47–3.79) 0.64 (0.53, 0.77) <0.0001 0.72 (0.58, 0.89) 0.0028 0.70 (0.56, 0.87) 0.0014
P for trend 0.86 (0.81, 0.91) <0.0001 0.89 (0.83, 0.96) 0.0012 0.88 (0.82, 0.95) 0.0004

Abbreviations: BMD, bone mineral density. CI, confidence interval. OR, odds ratio.

Crude model adjust for: None.

Model Ⅰ adjust for: sex; age(smooth); race; education level; PIR.

Model Ⅱ adjust for: sex; age(smooth); race; education level; PIR; BMI; handgrip strength; smoke consumption; alcohol consumption; hypertension; hypertriglyceridemia; diabetes; general health condition; depressive symptoms; hours of sleep; frequency of interdental hygiene (last 7 days).

#Periodontitis contained mild, moderate, and severe periodontitis.