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Table 4 Patients’ characteristics in relation to the presence of periodontitis

From: Lung function and associations with multiple dimensions of dental health: a prospective observational cross-sectional study

Parameter

No periodontitis

Periodontitis

p value

Age (years)

95

32.7 (25.2; 40.9)

111

51.8 (41.5; 61.6)

<0.001

Height (m)

95

1.70 (164; 1.76)

111

1.70 (1.65; 1.79)

0.379

Weight (kg)

95

67 (60; 82)

111

76 (63; 89)

0.006

BMI (kg/m2)

95

23.7 (21.0; 26.3)

111

25.4 (22.5; 29.0)

0.006

Gender (f)

95

61 (64.2 %)

111

59 (53.2 %)

0.163

Current smoking

95

28 (29.5 %)

111

31 (27.9 %)

0.877

Previous smoking

95

21 (22.1 %)

111

37 (33.3 %)

0.088

History of smoking

95

49 (51.6 %)

111

68 (61.3 %)

0.204

Pack years

95

0.3 (0.0; 5.5)

111

5.0 (0.0; 18.8)

0.002

Cough

95

9 (9.5 %)

111

19 (17.1 %)

0.153

Sputum production

95

3 (3.2 %)

111

8 (7.2 %)

0.230

Wheezing

95

0 (0.0 %)

111

4 (3.6 %)

0.126

Reduced performance

95

15 (15.8 %)

111

30 (27.0)

0.063

NYHA class (≥I)

95

3 (3.2 %)

111

8 (7.2)

0.230

Asthma (self-reported)

95

10 (10.5 %)

111

11 (9.9 %)

0.532

COPD (FEV1/FVC < 0.7)

95

9 (9.5 %)

111

19 (17.1 %)

0.153

Systemic hypertension

95

5 (5.3 %)

111

15 (13.5 %)

0.059

Cardiovascular disease

95

2 (2.1 %)

111

7 (6.3 %)

0.182

Diabetes

95

1 (1.1 %)

111

4 (3.6 %)

0.377

Hypothyreosis

95

7 (7.4 %)

111

12 (10.8 %)

0.473

Osteoporosis

95

1 (1.1 %)

111

3 (2.7 %)

0.626

Allergy type I

95

42 (44.2 %)

111

29 (26.1 %)

0.008

Academic profession

95

13 (13.7 %)

111

10 (9.0 %)

0.375

Job-related exposure

95

13 (13.7 %)

111

14 (12.6 %)

0.490

  1. Defined by PSI ≥ 3 or previous treatment of periodontitis or alveolar bone loss ≥ 1
  2. Italic characters are used for statistically significant comparisons (p < 0.05)
  3. BMI body-mass-index; NYHA New York Heart Association; COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FEV 1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC forced vital capacity