Table 5 Results from logistic regression analyses with the dependent variable “cardiovascular diseases” and a number of explaining variables (age, gender, income, smoking habits, periodontitis, apical periodontitis, and missing teeth)
From: Apical periodontitis associates with cardiovascular diseases: a cross-sectional study from Sweden
Dependent variable | Explanatory variable | Beta | Chi-Square | p-value | OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardiovasvular diseases | Apical periodontitis | 1.34 | 5.02 | 0.025 | 3.83 (1.18–12.40) |
Age | 0.19 | 3.52 | 0.061 | 1.21 (0.99–1.48) |