Research Article

Relationship of Routine Inadequate Sleep Duration and Periodontitis in a Nationally Representative Sample

Table 1

Sample characteristics: NHANES Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2009–2012.

TotalFrequency
3,740
Weighted percent
100

Periodontitis
 No1,64652.7
 Yes2,09447.3
Adequate sleep
 <7 hours1,48435.7
 7 or more hours2,25664.3
Age groups
 30 to less than 45 years1,34138.5
 45 to less than 55 years94528.7
 55 years and above1,45432.8
Sex
 Female1,87350.8
 Male1,86749.2
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White1,79069.4
 Non-Hispanic Black67111.0
 Mexican American6768.0
 Other32850.7
Education
 HS graduate or less1,84139.1
 Some coll/tech/or more1,89060.9
Smoking
 Current72817.0
 Former95226.0
 Never2,06057.0
Number of missing teeth
 0–51,83455.9
 6–990324.7
 10–2066212.9
 More than 203416.4
Federal Poverty Level Index
 0 to less than 1.2593916.0
 1.25 to less than 2.0053812.6
 2.00 to less than 4.0090629.9
 4.00 and above96241.5
Insurance coverage
 Yes2,83581.7
 No90518.3
Diabetes
 Yes55911.3
 No3,18188.7

Abbreviations: NHANES-National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys; HS = high school; coll = college; tech = technical school.