Table 2 Association of the LE8 scores with periodontitis.

From: Association between life’s essential 8 and periodontitis in U.S. adults

 

Univariable model

Multivariable model*

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

LE8 score

 Low (0–49)

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Moderate (50–79)

0.46(0.37,0.58)

 < 0.001

0.580.43,0.79)

 < 0.001

 High (80–100)

0.26(0.19,0.35)

 < 0.001

0.55(0.37,0.84)

0.01

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, LE8 life’s essential 8.
  2. *Adjusted for sex, race/ethnicity, education attainment, poverty income ratio and alcohol drinker.