Periodontal Disease Is an Independent Predictor of Intracardiac Calcification

Table 3

Association of periodontal score with cardiac calcification severity in multivariable models.

Model	Beta* (95% CI)	𝑃 value	𝑟^2
Age, gender	0.16 (0.018–0.31)	0.028	0.174
Age, gender, race	0.20 (0.054–0.34)	0.008	0.265
Age, gender, race, risk factors^¥	0.17 (0.02–0.32)	0.024	0.282

¥Risk factors included presence of diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, tobacco use, family history of CHD, and glomerular filtration rate in mL/min/1.73 m².
*Beta represents the change in the natural log of the cardiac calcium score for every 1 unit increase in the periodontal score.