Table 3 Bivariate linear regression analysis with diastolic blood pressure as dependent variable

Age

0.09

0.59

0.481

−0.76 – 1.60

Gender

−0.13

1.87

0.303

−5.66 – 1.80

Mother country of birth (not Sweden)

0.42

3.16

0.056

−0.15 – 12.48

Father country of birth (not Sweden)

−0.34

3.16

0.116

−11.37 – 1.29

BMI-sds

0.07

0.85

0.593

−1.25 – 2.15

PD ≥4 mm

0.33

0.98

0.008

1.69 – 10-69

Presence of dental calculus

 Supragingival

−0.02

1.92

0.901

−4.07 – 3.59

 Subgingival

0.05

1.17

0.669

−1.8 – 2.84

VPI (>25)%

0.02

2.11

0.861

−3.85 – 4.59

BOP (>25%)

0.06

2.07

0.662

−3.23 – 5.05

IL-1β (pg/ml)

−0.16

0.29

0.301

−0.89 – 0.28

IL-6 (pg/ml)

−0.01

0.04

0.993

−0.08 – 0.09

IL-8 (pg/ml)

−0.25

0.01

0.072

−0.04 – 0.01

Leptin (ng/ml)

0.08

0.01

0.581

−0.01 – 0.01

TNF-α (pg/ml)

0.04

0.33

0.793

−0.58 – 0.75

MCP-1 (pg/ml)

−0.09

0.01

0.491

−0.01 – 0.01

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

−0.23

1.25

0.065

−4.87 – 0.15

LDL/HDL quotient

−0.10

1.42

0.460

−3.90 – 1.79

Hba1c (mmol/mol)

−0.03

2.15

0.823

−4.78 – 3.81

CRP (mg/l)

−0.012

0.23

0.924

−0.49 – 0.45

TSH (mlU/l)

−0.01

0.54

0.960

−1.10 – 1.05

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

0.44

0.09

<0.001

0.16 – 0.53