Table 1 Characteristics of study participants with periodontal examinations according to the CDC/AAP case definition (Eke et al., 2012)
From: Dental caries is associated with severe periodontitis in Chilean adults: a cross-sectional study
Overall | Degree of periodontitis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | No | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Total Periodontitis | |
Total | 121 (12.17%) | 18 (1.81%) | 575 (57.85%) | 280 (28.17%) | 873 (87.83%) | |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 558 (56.1%) | 83 (14.8%)* | 14 (2.5%) | 333 (59.6%) | 128 (22.9%)* | 475 (85.1%)* |
Male | 436 (43.8%) | 38 (8.7%) | 4 (0.9%) | 242 (55.5%) | 152 (34.8%) | 398 (91.2%) |
Age, years | 39.1 ± 2.9† | 37.5 ± 2.2‡§ | 39.8 ± 2.9† | 40.3 ± 2.8‡§ | ||
Smoking status | ||||||
Never/Former smokers | 556 (55.9%) | 82 (14.7%)* | 13 (2.3%) | 314 (56.4%) | 147 (26.4%) | 556 (85.2%)* |
Current smokers | 438 (44.0%) | 39 (8.8%) | 5 (1.1%) | 261 (59.5%) | 133 (30.3%) | 438 (91.1%) |
Education | ||||||
≤ 12 years | 765 (76.9%) | 88 (11.0%) | 11 (1.4%) | 443 (57.9%) | 223 (29.1%) | 470 (88.5%) |
> 12 years | 229 (23.0%) | 33 (14.4%) | 7 (3.0%) | 132 (57.6%) | 57 (24.8%) | 196 (85.5%) |
Monthly income | ||||||
< 286.000 CLP | 619 (62.2%) | 68 (10.9%) | 10 (1.6%) | 364 (58.8%) | 177 (28.5%) | 551 (89.0%) |
≥ 286.000 CLP | 375 (37.7%) | 53 (14.1%) | 8 (2.1%) | 211 (56.2%) | 103 (27.4%) | 322 (85.8%) |
Diabetes mellitus | ||||||
Yes | 52 (5.2%) | 4 (7.6%) | 1 (1.9%) | 26 (50.0%) | 21 (40.3%)* | 48 (92.3%) |
No | 942 (94.7%) | 117 (12.4%) | 17 (1.8%) | 549 (58.2%) | 259 (27.4%) | 825 (87.5%) |
Caries | ||||||
Yes | 855 (86.0%) | 91 (10.6%)* | 15 (1.7%) | 498 (58.2%) | 251 (29.3%)* | 764 (89.3%)* |
No | 139 (13.9%) | 30 (21.5%) | 3 (2.1%) | 77 (55.4%) | 29 (20.8%) | 109 (78.4%) |