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Table 2 Association of smoking and dental factors

From: A cross-sectional study of the association of dental health factors with progression and all-cause mortality in men diagnosed with HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer

 

Smoking Status, No (Valid %)

Current

(n =)

Former

(n =)

Never

(n =)

p-value*

Number of teeth losta

 0–4

1 (12.5)

20 (22.5)

49 (48.5)

0.001

 5–7

2 (25.0)

32 (36.0)

24 (23.8)

 8 + 

5 (62.5)

37 (41.6)

28 (27.7)

 Not evaluated

0

0

0

NA

 Missing

0

4

1

Gingival index

 0–1

1 (25.0)

30 (58.8)

29 (51.8)

0.404

 2–3

3 (75.0)

21 (41.2)

27 (48.2)

 Not evaluated

4

22

30

NA

 Missing

0

20

16

Pocket depth

 0–4 mm

1 (20.0)

34 (45.3)

45 (50.0)

0.025

 4–6 mm

3 (60.0)

26 (34.7)

40 (44.4)

 7 + mm

1 (20.0)

15 (20.0)

5 (5.6)

 Not evaluated

3

9

10

NA

 Missing

0

9

2

Loss of attachment

 Yes

2 (33.3)

21 (32.8)

26 (35.6)

0.95

 No

4 (66.7)

43 (67.2)

47 (64.4)

 Not evaluated

2

21

23

NA

 Missing

0

8

6

Alveolar bone loss

 Yes

3 (37.5)

16 (23.5)

26 (32.9)

0.37

 No

5 (62.5)

52 (76.5)

53 (67.1)

 Not evaluated

0

18

18

 

 Missing

0

7

5

Dental score (tertile of IRT derived score)

 Lowest

3 (37.5)

28 (30.1)

33 (32.4)

0.035

 Middle

1 (12.5)

31 (33.3)

48 (47.1)

Highest

4 (50.0)

34 (36.6)

21 (20.6)

  1. aExcludes 3 patients who were missing data on smoking status
  2. *Fishers exact testing