Bacterium#
|
Explanatory factor§
|
OR
|
95% CI
|
Significance
|
---|
Baseline
| | | | |
---|
P.g.
|
Periodontal pockets
|
3.73
|
1.74-8.00
|
p = 0.001
|
P.i.
|
Periodontal pockets
|
2.77
|
1.57-4.91
|
p < 0.001
|
P.n.
|
Poor oral health
|
0.40
|
0.19-0.82
|
p = 0.012
|
T.f.
|
Periodontal pockets
|
4.44
|
2.44-8.07
|
p < 0.001
|
T.d.
|
Periodontal pockets
|
2.26
|
1.28-3.97
|
p = 0.005
|
2 year-Follow-up
| | | | |
A.a.
|
HRT§§
|
0.21
|
0.48-0.93
|
p = 0.040
|
|
Cardiovascular
| | | |
|
medication§§§
|
5.48
|
1.04-28.77
|
p = 0.044
|
P.g.
|
Periodontal pockets
|
3.04
|
1.11-8.34
|
p = 0.031
|
P.i.
|
Periodontal pockets
|
1.98
|
1.09-3.59
|
p = 0.025
|
P.n.
|
Number of teeth
|
1.08
|
1.00-1.16
|
p = 0.045
|
T.d.
|
Periodontal pockets
|
2.95
|
1.06-8.19
|
p = 0.038
|
- #A.a. = Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans; P.g. = Porphyromonas gingivalis;
- P.i. = Prevotella intermedia; P.n. = Prevotella nigrescens; T.f. = Tannerella forsythia; T.d. = Treponema denticola.
- §Periodontal pockets: >4 mm deep pockets; Poor oral health = self-assessed poor oral health;
- §§HRT = hormone replacement therapy
- §§§Includes diuretics, antihypertensive agents, nitrates, digitalis and antiarrhythmic agents