Table 1 Participant demographics.
Age in years (mean, range) | 63.1 | (47–79) |
Sex (n, %) | ||
Female | 371 | (67.2%) |
Male | 181 | (32.8%) |
Self-reported | ||
Race (n, %) | ||
Non-Hispanic White | 298 | (54%) |
Non-Hispanic Black | 226 | (41%) |
Asian | 9 | (1.6%) |
Native American | 2 | (0.4%) |
Pacific Islander | 1 | (0.2%) |
More than one category/other/not reported | 16 | (2.9%) |
Oral diseases | ||
Periodontitis (n, %) | 242 | (44%) |
DMFT (mean, range) | 16 | (0–28) |
Subclinical ASCVD (mean, range) | ||
CIMT, mm | 0.8 | (0.5–1.8) |
CAC, Agaston units | 117 | (0-2081) |
Smokers (n, %) | 45 | (8%) |
Diabetes (n, %) | 33 | (6%) |
Hypertension, Stage 1 or 2 (n, %) | 240 | (43.5%) |
Total cholesterol, mg/dL (mean, range) | 204 | (103–349) |
