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Table 2 Demographic, clinical and X-ray data with respect to apical periodontitis

From: Apical periodontitis associates with cardiovascular diseases: a cross-sectional study from Sweden

 

No apical periodontitis (n = 71)

Apical periodontitis (n = 49)

 

Number, mean ± SD

Number, mean ± SD

p*

Age (years)

51.44 ± 2.92

52.98 ± 2.73

0.001

Gender (women/men)

37/34

26/23

0.028

Education (higher/compulsory)

59/12

42/7

NS

Income (Swedich crowns ×1000)

1955 ± 860

1734 ± 654

< 0.001

Social status (high/low)

58/13

40/9

NS

Working status (working/not working)

65/6

48/1

NS

Smoking (yes/no)

17/54

25/24

0.009

Dental visits (years interval)

1.37 ± 0.76

1.53 ± 0.79

NS

Hospital visits (yes/no)

23/48

20/29

NS

Periodontal status (Perio/No perio)

44/27

39/10

0.003

Gingival Index

0.76 ± 0.96

1.25 ± 1.04

< 0.001

Plaque Index

0.31 ± 0.31

0.47 ± 0.52

< 0.001

Calculus Index

0.83 ± 0.10

0.19 ± 0.46

0.033

Bleeding on probing

0.26 ± 0.22

0.34 ± 0.24

NS

Clinical attachment loss (mm)

2.73 ± 0.89

3.40 ± 1.75

< 0.001

Probing depth (mm)

2.38 ± 0.61

2.82 ± 0.91

< 0.001

Total Dental Index (TDI)

1.03 ± 1.42

3.57 ± 1.73

< 0.001

Caries (TDI)

0.23 ± 0.54

0.35 ± 0.63

NS

Perio (TDI)

0.61 ± 1.04

0.90 ± 1.10

0.015

Furcation (TDI)

0.20 ± 0.40

0.51 ± 0.51

< 0.001

Root treatments

0.99 ± 1.58

3.31 ± 2.43

< 0.001

Satisfactory root treatments

0.38 ± 0.74

0.98 ± 1.05

< 0.001

No satisfactory root treatments

0.58 ± 1.16

2.33 ± 1.87

< 0.001

No. of missing teeth

1.59 ± 1.83

3.45 ± 4.55

0.001

No. of missing molars

0.69 ± 1.13

1.71 ± 1.90

< 0.001

  1. Data is expressed as mean ± SD
  2. *Significance adjusted with UNIANOVA for age, gender and smoking, NS p > 0.05
  3. Significant results are given in bold (p ≤ 0.05)