Hypertension, Periodontal Disease, and Potassium Intake in Nonsmoking, Nondrinker African Women on No Medication

Table 1

Basic characteristics of participants.

Parameter	Women (𝑛=81)
Age (year)	52.09±3.92
SBP (mmHg)	139.93±26.60
DBP (mmHg)	80.33±20.80
BMI	28.57±6.69
Total-C	5.33±1.23
TG	1.63±0.93
HDL- C	1.34±0.39
HbA1c	5.22±1.43
Vegetables (days/week)	4.20±2.32
Fruit (days/week)	3.74±1.47
Periodontitis	2.37±0.66
Tooth loss	3.70±3.81

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). BMI: Body Mass Index (body weight/height², kg/m²), Total-C: serum total cholesterol (mmol/L), TG: triglycerides (mmol/L), HDL-C: high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L), and HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin (%). Vegetable and fruit intakes are expressed as the number of days per week when they were consumed. Periodontitis: the average CPTIN of each tooth. Tooth loss: number of teeth lost.