Association between life’s essential 8 and periodontitis: a population-based study

BMC Oral Health

Table 3 Subgroup analysis for the association between LE8 and periodontitis

Subgroup	N	Periodontitis [OR (95% CI)]	P for interaction
Sex			0.198
Male	4365	0.969 (0.964, 0.973) < 0.001
Female	4674	0.970 (0.966, 0.974) < 0.001
Age			0.193
30–43	2967	0.970 (0.965, 0.976) < 0.001
44–58	2959	0.969 (0.964, 0.974) < 0.001
59–80	3113	0.982 (0.976, 0.987) < 0.001
Education level			0.272
High school and below	3894	0.978 (0.973, 0.982) < 0.001
Above high school	5134	0.973 (0.969, 0.977) < 0.001
Annual family income			0.108
Low	2356	0.983 (0.977, 0.988) < 0.001
Moderate	3530	0.977 (0.972, 0.982) < 0.001
High	2817	0.964 (0.959, 0.970) < 0.001
Marital status			0.706
Married	5337	0.966 (0.962, 0.970) < 0.001
Widowed	638	0.987 (0.975, 0.999) 0.029
Divorced	1135	0.978 (0.969, 0.986) < 0.001
Others	1923	0.974 (0.968, 0.980) < 0.001
Alcohol consumption			0.272
Never	1127	0.977 (0.969, 0.985) < 0.001
Moderate	3191	0.970 (0.965, 0.975) < 0.001
Severe	2758	0.966 (0.961, 0.972) < 0.001
Floss use			0.311
Never	2760	0.972 (0.967, 0.978) < 0.001
Rarely	1472	0.968 (0.960, 0.975) < 0.001
Moderately	1638	0.969 (0.962, 0.976) < 0.001
Frequently	3100	0.975 (0.970, 0.980) < 0.001
Depression			0.929
Yes	855	0.976 (0.967, 0.985) < 0.001
No	7730	0.968 (0.965, 0.971) < 0.001
Arthritis			0.813
Yes	2504	0.979 (0.973, 0.984) < 0.001
No	6517	0.967 (0.963, 0.970) < 0.001
Asthma			0.418
Yes	1243	0.966 (0.959, 0.974) < 0.001
No	7788	0.969 (0.966, 0.972) < 0.001
Cardiovascular disease			0.044
Yes	760	0.988 (0.978, 0.999) 0.028
No	8279	0.969 (0.966, 0.973) < 0.001
Gout			0.261
Yes	374	0.982 (0.967, 0.998) 0.025
No	8659	0.969 (0.966, 0.972) < 0.001

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