Association of Alanine Aminotransferase and Periodontitis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis—NHANES 2009–2012

Table 2

Periodontitis status in Rao Scott Chi-square analysis, NHANES, 2009–2012.

	Frequency negative	Weighted row%	Frequency Positive	Weighted row%	SE	value
Alanine Aminotransferase (serum)						0.0360
<40 units/liter (normal)	2623	60.8	2439	39.2	1.5
≥40 units/liter	323	54.5	373	38.2	3.1
Sex						<0.0001
Male	1185	50.9	1699	49.1	1.5
Female	1761	69.2	1113	30.8	1.7
Race/ethnicity						<0.0001
Non-Hispanic white	1445	65.9	863	34.1	1.9
Non-Hispanic black	502	45.5	729	54.5	2.5
Mexican American	350	41.4	582	58.6	1.8
Other	649	53.1	638	46.9	2.1
Age						<0.0001
30–44 years	1602	70.0	805	27.0	1.5
45–54 years	715	55.7	821	44.3	2.2
55–69 years	629	45.8	1186	54.2	2.1
Education						<0.0001
Less than HS	446	35.7	947	64.6	1.6
HS graduate	529	51.1	689	48.9	2.4
Some coll./tech.	884	59.6	729	40.4	1.9
Coll./tech. graduate	1084	76.9	443	23.1	1.5
Family income to poverty ratio						<0.0001
0 to less than 2.00	986	45.8	1431	54.1	1.6
2.00 and above	1753	67.1	1100	32.9	1.6
Alcohol consumption						<0.0001
Nonuse	643	57.9	659	42.1	2.4
Moderate use	1257	68.8	784	31.2	1.8
Heavy use	587	50.2	804	40.8	2.3
Smoking status						<0.0001
Current	400	35.3	819	64.7	1.9
Former	620	58.3	687	41.7	2.5
Never	1926	69.3	1303	30.7	1.3
Body mass index						0.0151
0–24	805	63.2	673	36.8	1.8
25–29	1014	60.2	981	39.8	1.6
30 and above	1109	57.7	1143	42.3	2.0
Insurance						<0.0001
Yes	2346	64.6	1832	35.4	1.5
No	600	42.7	980	57.3	2.0
Diabetes						<0.0001
Yes	244	48.0	488	59.2	3.2
No	1299	50.7	1095	38.2	1.9

SE: standard error of row percent; HS: high school; and coll./tech.: college or technical school.