Research Article

Association between Periodontal Disease and Comorbidities in Saudi’s Eastern Province

Table 2

Association between CAL and DM with other comorbidities.

FactorModel 1
DM
Model 2
DM & HTN
Model 3
DM & hyperlipidemia
Model 4
DM & CHD
(95% CI) value (95% CI) value (95% CI) value (95% CI) value

Age>501.05 (-0.97, 2.49)0.341.36 (-0.53, 3.11)0.141.47 (-0.35, 3.17)0.081.76 (-0.13, 3.42)0.07
25-501.43 (0.07, 2.76)0.041.51 (0.13, 2.84)0.031.53 (0.21, 2.90)0.031.52 (0.14, 2.95)0.03
18-<25ReferenceReferenceReferenceReference

GenderMales0.73 (-2.09, 0.63)0.290.57 (-1.94, 0.81)0.420.57 (-1.92, 0.81)0.410.47 (-1.86, 0.91)0.50
FemalesReferenceReferenceReferenceReference

NationalitySaudi0.49 (-0.50, 1.57)0.320.41 (-0.59, 1.42)0.250.32 (-0.68, -1.32)0.530.40 (-0.61, 1.41)0.44
Non-SaudiReferenceReferenceReferenceReference

SmokingYes0.30 (-1.10, 1.67)0.670.39 (-1.07, 1.86)0.590.31 (-1.12, 1.73)0.670.14 (-1.28, 1.56)0.85
NoReferenceReferenceReferenceReference

Number of missing teeth>50.89 (-2.66, 0.81)0.330.66 (-2.45, 1.12)0.470.51 (-2.29, 1.28)0.580.61 (-2.34, 1.19)0.52
3-51.18 (0.09, 2.60)0.021.15 (0.16, 2.75)0.021.16 (0.14, 2.76)0.021.22 (0.22, 3.22)0.01
0-2ReferenceReferenceReferenceReference

ComorbidityYes1.88 (0.43, 3.40)0.012.01 (0.49, 3.75)0.041.78 (-2.24, 3.01)0.110.96 (-3.04, 4.82)0.81
NoReferenceReferenceReferenceReference

Model 1: effect of DM on CALs with other confounders controlled, adjusted , value = 0.004. Model 2: effect of DM and HTN on CALs with other confounders controlled, adjusted , value = 0.01. Model 3: effect of DM and hyperlipidemia on CAL with other confounders controlled, adjusted , value = 0.01. Model 4: effect of DM and CHD on CAL with other confounders controlled, adjusted , value = 0.02.