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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of elderly participants with different periodontal status in Taipei (2005–2008)

From: Association between periodontitis and all-cause and cancer mortality: retrospective elderly community cohort study

 

Total

Healthy periodontium

Periodontitis

 

N

N

(%)

N

(%)

 

Age (n = 82,548)

73.59 ± 6.54

73.61 ± 6.59

73.54 ± 6.44

 

Sex (n = 82,548)

 female

39,496

28,890

(73.147)

10,606

(26.853)

 male

43,052

28,852

(67.017)

14,200

(32.983)

*

Education (n = 69,956)

 illiterate

4600

3096

(67.304)

1504

(32.696)

 1–6 years

21,330

14,831

(69.531)

6499

(30.469)

*

 7–14 years

30,162

21,458

(71.142)

8704

(28.858)

*

 above 14 years

13,864

9972

(71.927)

3892

(28.073)

*

Marital status (n = 81,201)

 married living together

21,966

15,315

(69.721)

6651

(30.279)

 other

59,235

41,468

(70.006)

17,767

(29.994)

Smoking status (n = 82,213)

 no

74,697

52,781

(70.660)

21,916

(29.340)

 occasionally

4558

2944

(64.590)

1614

(35.410)

*

 daily

2958

1780

(60.176)

1178

(39.824)

*

Eat fruits and vegetables (n = 81,978)

 no

18,517

12,388

(66.901)

6129

(33.099)

 yes

63,461

44,955

(70.839)

18,506

(29.161)

*

Diabetes (n = 82,548)

 no

54,286

38,037

(70.068)

16,249

(29.932)

 yes

28,262

19,705

(69.723)

8557

(30.277)

All-cause mortality (n = 82,548)

 no

71,388

50,282

(70.435)

21,106

(29.565)

 yes

11,160

7460

(66.846)

3700

(33.154)

*

All-cancer mortality (n = 82,548)

 no

79,033

55,380

(70.072)

23,653

(29.928)

 yes

3515

2362

(67.200)

1153

(32.802)

*

  1. *: logistic regression p-value< 0.05
  2. age: mean ± standard deviation