Research Article

Evaluation of the Periodontal Status in Acromegalic Patients: A Comparative Study

Table 3

Linear or logistic regression evaluating mean clinical attachment loss, mean probing depth, or high tooth loss (dependent variables) in acromegalic patients compared to SHIP-1 controls.

Model (95% CI)

Mean clinical attachment loss
 M00.43 (−0.29; 1.15)0.24
 M10.44 (−0.18; 1.05)0.17
 M20.39 (−0.21; 0.99)0.20
 M30.51 (−0.14; 1.17)0.12

Mean probing depth
 M00.23 (−0.04; 0.50)0.09
 M10.23 (−0.02; 0.49)0.07
 M20.22 (−0.04; 0.48)0.09
 M30.28 (−0.00; 0.56)0.05

Missing teeth ≥10OR (95% CI)
 M00.89 (0.38; 2.11)0.80
 M10.88 (0.35; 2.19)0.78
 M20.81 (0.31; 2.14)0.68
 M30.59 (0.19; 1.82)0.36

: number.
M0: crude model; M1: adjusted for age (cont.) and gender; M2: adjusted for age (cont.), gender, education, and smoking; M3: adjusted for age (cont.), gender, education, smoking, presence of metabolic syndrome, and medication with sexual hormones.