Table 1 Participants’ characteristics according to the Eichner classification.

From: Impact of posterior occlusal contact loss on cardiovascular disease using a Japanese claims database

 

Eichner A

Eichner B

Eichner C

P-valuea

n = 1,170,278

n = 31,591

n = 8,128

CVD, n (%)

48,256 (4.1)

2,489 (7.9)

726 (8.9)

< 0.001c

Age, y

49.1 (6.5)

57.5 (7.6)

60.8 (7.0)

< 0.001b

60–75 years, n (%)

86,001 (7.3)

12,579 (39.8)

4,641 (57.1)

< 0.001c

Male, n (%)

669,538 (57.2)

20,850 (66.0)

5,576 (68.6)

< 0.001c

Dependent, n (%)

220,267 (18.8)

4,919 (15.6)

1,029 (12.7)

< 0.001c

*BMI

23.0 (3.7)

23.6 (3.7)

23.4 (3.8)

< 0.001b

*Obesity, n (%)

295,277 (25.2)

10,038 (31.8)

2,470 (30.4)

< 0.001c

*Hypertension, n (%)

235,998 (20.2)

12,044 (38.1)

3,692 (45.4)

< 0.001c

*Diabetes, n (%)

49,295 (4.2)

3,705 (11.7)

1,285 (15.8)

< 0.001c

*Dyslipidemia, n (%)

431,469 (36.9)

14,379 (45.5)

3,702 (45.5)

< 0.001c

*Current smoking, n (%)

226,723 (19.4)

10,561 (33.4)

3,630 (44.7)

< 0.001c

*Alcohol, n (%)

880,743 (75.3)

21,158 (67.0)

5,262 (64.7)

< 0.001c

*Physical inactivity, n (%)

728,842 (62.3)

19,012 (60.2)

4,917 (60.5)

< 0.001c

*SBP, mm Hg

119.4 (15.9)

125.87 (16.93)

128.8 (18.0)

< 0.001b

*DBP, mm Hg

74.7 (11.8)

77.7 (11.5)

78.2 (11.6)

< 0.001b

*LDL, mg/dL

124.0 (30.5)

125.0 (31.1)

124.3 (32.0)

< 0.001b

*HDL, mg/dL

65.5 (17.3)

63.3 (17.5)

62.4 (17.7)

< 0.001b

*Triglycerides, mg/dL

105.4 (83.1)

120.3 (93.2)

126.7 (97.5)

< 0.001b

*Fasting glucose level, mg/dL

95.1 (15.6)

101.5 (22.0)

104.4 (25.5)

< 0.001b

Number of teeth

119.4 (15.9)

125.9 (16.9)

128.8 (18.0)

< 0.001b

1–19 teeth (N, %)

85 (0.0)

11,726 (37.1)

8,128 (100)

< 0.001c

  1. Eichner A: Posterior occlusal support in all quadrants, Eichner B: Partial loss of posterior occlusal support, Eichner C: No posterior occlusal support.
  2. aDifferences among the Eichner A, B, and C groups; bP values for analysis of variance; cP values for chi-square test; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; CVD, cardiovascular disease. *Missing data: BMI: 0.2%, Obesity: 0.2%, Hypertension: 2.2%, Diabetes: 4.9%, Dyslipidemia: 4.9%, Current smoking: 1.9%, Alcohol: 7.0%, Physical inactivity: 9.8%, SBP, mmHg: 0.2%, DBP, mmHg: 0.2%, LDL, mg/dL: 0.3%, HDL, mg/dL: 0.3%, Triglycerides, mg/dL: 0.3%, Fasting glucose level, mg/dL, mg/dL: 11.7%.
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