Cross-Sectional Association between the Number of Missing Teeth and Cardiovascular Disease among Adults Aged 50 or Older: BRFSS 2010

Table 2

Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and the 95% confidence intervals according to cardiovascular diseases for the variables in the final logistic regression analysis behavioral risk factor surveillance system, 2010.

	AOR (CI)	𝑃 value
Missing teeth
1–5 extracted-teeth versus no missing teeth	1.27 (1.19, 1.35)	<0.0001
>6 extracted-teeth versus no missing teeth	1.65 (1.54, 1.77)	<0.0001
Edentulism versus no missing teeth	1.85 (1.71, 2.01)	<0.0001
Sex
Female versus male	0.48 (0.46, 0.50)	<0.0001
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic Black versus non-Hispanic White	0.87 (0.80, 0.95)	0.0018
Hispanic versus non-Hispanic White	0.84 (0.75, 0.94)	0.0025
Other versus non-Hispanic White	1.17 (1.03, 1.32)	0.0132
Age
60–69 versus 50–59	1.89 (1.78, 2.02)	<0.0001
70 and older versus 50–59	3.32 (3.12, 3.54)	<0.0001
Education
HS versus less than HS	0.96 (0.89, 1.04)	0.3278
Some college/technical versus less than HS	1.06 (0.97, 1.15)	0.2101
College/technical degree versus less than HS	0.95 (0.87, 1.04)	0.2717
Income
$15000–25000 versus less than $15000	0.83 (0.77, 0.89)	<0.0001
$25000–35000 versus less than $15000	0.65 (0.60, 0.71)	<0.0001
$35000–50000 versus less than $15000	0.61 (0.56, 0.67)	<0.0001
Greater than $50000 versus less than $15000	0.49 (0.45, 0.53)	<0.0001
Dental visit within the year
Yes versus no visit	0.88 (0.83, 0.93)	<0.0001
Smoking
Current smoker versus never smoker	1.46 (1.36, 1.57)	<0.0001
Former smoker versus never smoker	1.42 (1.35, 1.49)	<0.0001
Physical activity
Yes versus no	0.75 (0.71, 0.79)	<0.0001
Body Mass Index
Overweight versus normal	1.25 (1.18, 1.32)	<0.0001
Obese versus normal	1.66 (1.57, 1.76)	<0.0001