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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study population presented in the total population and in the different categories by the number of teeth with ≥ 4 mm deep periodontal pockets (Data set I, n = 157)

From: Periodontal condition and ultrasound-based measures of arterial stiffness: results of the Health 2000 Survey

 

Number of teeth with ≥ 4 mm deep periodontal pockets

Total

0

1–3

4–6

7–11

12 + 

(n = 157)

(n = 52)

(n = 43)

(n = 23)

(n = 28)

(n = 11)

Age (mean)

51.8

50.8

51.7

54.0

52.2

51.6

Gender, proportion of males (%)

27.6

23.2

21.2

42.9

29.4

45.5

Educational level (%)

Low

24.7

19.6

28.9

23.8

29.4

18.2

Intermediate

29.3

30.4

38.5

23.8

17.7

27.3

High

46.0

50.0

32.7

52.4

52.9

54.6

Serum lipid composition mmol/l (mean)

Total cholesterol

5.9

5.6

6.1

6.0

5.9

6.1

Triglycerides

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.6

LDL-cholesterol

3.6

3.3

3.8

3.7

3.6

4.0

HDL-cholesterol

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.3

BMI (mean)

24.2

23.8

24.4

24.4

24.5

24.7

Level of physical activity (%)

Ideal

10.9

12.5

9.6

19.1

8.8

0

Sufficient

33.9

30.4

42.3

23.8

35.3

27.3

Intermediate

27.6

28.6

25.0

33.3

29.4

18.2

Sedentary

27.6

28.6

23.1

23.8

26.5

54.6

Number of teeth

      

Mean

25.3

24.4

26.1

26.0

25.3

27.4

Median

27.0

26.0

26.0

27.0

27.0

28.0

Number of teeth with ≥ 4 mm deep periodontal pockets

Mean

3.8

0.0

2.0

4.9

8.6

15.0

Median

2.0

0.0

2.0

5.0

8.0

15.0

Number of bleeding sextants

Mean

2.8

1.9

2.2

3.0

4.3

4.7

Median

3.0

1.5

2.0

3.0

4.0

6.0

Systolic blood pressure mmHg

Mean

122.0

119.3

123.6

123.5

122.4

124.2

Median

121.3

119.7

121.7

121.7

119.5

121.3

Diastolic blood pressure mmHg

Mean

74.3

73.9

75.3

74.0

74.2

73.3

Median

74.3

74.5

75.7

69.0

73.7

73.0

Pulse pressure mmHg

Mean

47.7

45.4

48.3

50.0

48.2

50.9

Median

47.0

46.2

46.0

49.0

47.0

47.3

Peterson’s elastic modulus mmHg

Mean

1044.1

967.8

1103.0

947.2

1053.0

1355.0

Median

912.0

840.5

927.0

859.0

960.0

863.0

Young’s elastic modulus mmHg

Mean

5159.1

4853.7

5478.2

4548.5

5114.5

6746.5

Median

4183.0

3988.5

4593.0

3991.0

4166.0

5112.0

Carotid artery compliance %/10 mmHg

Mean

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.2

Median

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.2

Beta stiffness index

Mean

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.6

Median

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.2