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Table 2 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 II, n = 526)

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 = 526)

(n = 148)

(n = 145)

(n = 90)

(n = 82)

(n = 71)

Age (mean)

53.9

53.0

53.6

55.4

54.4

54.2

Gender, proportion of males (%)

41.4

29.1

37.9

50.0

42.7

62.0

Educational level (%)

Low

29.9

27.7

30.3

27.8

31.7

33.8

Intermediate

32.7

33.8

34.5

33.3

29.3

29.6

High

37.5

38.5

35.2

38.9

39.0

36.2

Serum lipid composition mmol/l (mean)

Total cholesterol

6.0

5.9

6.0

5.8

6.1

6.2

Triglycerides

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.3

LDL-cholesterol

3.7

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.8

3.8

HDL-cholesterol

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

BMI (mean)

25.6

24.4

25.4

25.0

25.9

25.3

Level of physical activity (%)

Ideal

7.5

8.1

8.3

12.6

4.9

1.4

Sufficient

31.0

27.7

39.3

25.3

30.5

28.2

Intermediate

29.6

29.7

26.9

31.0

36.6

25.4

Sedentary

31.9

34.5

25.5

31.0

28.1

45.1

Number of teeth

      

Mean

22.8

21.2

22.6

22.9

23.4

25.4

Median

26.0

25.0

25.0

25.5

26.0

26.0

Number of teeth with ≥ 4 mm deep periodontal pockets

Mean

4.9

0.0

1.8

5.0

8.6

17.1

Median

3.0

0.0

2.0

5.0

8.0

16.0

Number of bleeding sextants

Mean

2.5

1.4

1.9

2.3

1.7

4.8

Median

2.0

1.0

2.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

Systolic blood pressure mmHg

Mean

125.5

123.9

125.7

125.4

125.6

128.6

Median

124.0

123.2

124.0

123.2

124.3

128.0

Diastolic blood pressure mmHg

Mean

75.6

75.7

75.6

74.5

75.3

77.2

Median

75.0

75.2

75.7

74.5

74.8

76.7

Pulse pressure mmHg

Mean

49.9

48.2

50.1

50.9

50.3

51.5

Median

48.5

47.3

47.7

49.5

48.2

50.7

Peterson’s elastic modulus mmHg

Mean

1151.6

1161.7

1092.5

1212.3

1130.5

1198.4

Median

949.0

935.0

927.0

964.0

951.5

963.0

Young’s elastic modulus mmHg

Mean

5644.4

5677.3

5399.4

5957.1

5479.6

5870.2

Median

4589.5

4430.0

4709.0

4778.5

4497.5

4534.0

Carotid artery compliance %/10 mmHg

Mean

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

Median

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

Beta stiffness index

Mean

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.5

Median

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.5