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

BMC Oral Health

Table 4 Adjusted associations of the number of teeth with ≥ 4 mm deep periodontal pockets and the number of bleeding sextants with arterial stiffening (Data set I, effective n = 153)

	β-estimate	95% CI	p-value
Number of teeth with ≥ 4 mm deep periodontal pockets
Peterson’s elastic modulus (mmHg)	15.80	− 3.99 to 35.58	0.12
Young’s elastic modulus (mmHg)	61.02	− 37.90 to 159.95	0.22
Carotid artery compliance (%/10 mmHg)	0.00	− 0.02 to 0.01	0.85
Beta stiffness index	0.01	0.01 to 0.02	0.46
Number of bleeding sextants
Peterson’s elastic modulus (mmHg)	31.06	− 13.33 to 75.45	0.17
Young’s elastic modulus (mmHg)	121.16	− 100.63 to 342.96	0.28
Carotid artery compliance (%/10 mmHg)	− 0.02	− 0.05 to 0.02	0.37
Beta stiffness index	0.02	− 0.01 to 0.05	0.22

Adjusted β-estimates, their 95% confidence intervals (CI) and p-values
Data set I comprised never-smoking, non-diabetic, non-obese, non-rheumatic individuals without hypertension or coronary artery disease or ongoing lipid lowering medications. Adjusted for age, gender, educational level, serum lipid composition (triglycerides, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol), BMI, level of physical activity, alcohol consumption and systolic blood pressure

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