Table 2 Dental characteristics of study participants based on the all-cause mortality status
From: Number of teeth is associated with all-cause and disease-specific mortality
Groupsa | Total | Alive | Deceased | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 33,071 | 29,093 | 3978 | P values b |
Dental | Â | Â | Â | Â |
NoT | 21.52 (8.8) | 22.60 (7.9) | 13.68 (10.7) |  < .001 |
Anterior NoT | 10.06 (3.8) | 10.49 (3.3) | 6.90 (5.1) |  < .001 |
Posterior NoT | 11.47 (5.4) | 12.11 (5.0) | 6.78 (6.0) |  < .001 |
Incisors | 6.63 (2.6) | 6.93 (2.3) | 4.46 (3.5) |  < .001 |
Canines | 3.42 (1.2) | 3.56 (1.1) | 2.44 (1.7) |  < .001 |
Premolars | 6.08 (2.7) | 6.38 (2.5) | 3.89 (3.2) |  < .001 |
Molars | 5.38 (3.0) | 5.72 (2.8) | 2.88 (3.0) |  < .001 |
NoT 20–28 (Functional) | 24,770 (74.9) | 23,149 (79.6) | 1621 (40.7) |  < .001 |
NoT 10–19 | 3653 (11.0) | 2899 (10.0) | 754 (19.0) |  < .001 |
NoT 0–9 | 4648 (14.1) | 3045 (10.5) | 1603 (40.3) |  < .001 |
Edentulous | 2818 (8.5) | 1738 (6.0) | 1080 (27.1) |  < .001 |