TABLE 1
Recognized risk factors/indicators for coronary heart disease in older veterans. |
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Risk factor/indicator |
Dentate subjects |
Edentulous subjects |
All subjects |
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No (n=112) |
Yes (n=95) |
No (n=53) |
Yes (n=60) |
No (n=165) |
Yes (n=155) |
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Age (years) less than 70 70- 79 older than 79 |
68.3 (5.3)* 61 % 36 % 3 % |
68.7 (4.9)* 63 % 34 % 3 % |
68.6 (5.4)* 62 % 36 % 2 % |
68.7 (7.2)* 67 % 25 % 8 % |
68.4 (5.3)* 62 % 36 % 2 % |
68.7 (5.9)* 65 % 30 % 5 % |
Race | ||||||
White |
93 % |
92 % |
87 % |
95 % |
91 % |
93 % |
African-American |
5 % |
5 % |
9 % |
3 % |
7 % |
4 % |
Other |
2 % |
3 % |
4 % |
2 % |
2 % |
3 % |
Cholesterol level (mg/dL) |
203 (40)* |
190 (38)*^ |
194 (37)* |
191 (44)* |
201 (39)* |
190 (40)* |
Body mass index |
26.9 (5.3)* |
26.7 (4.9)* |
26.8 (8.3)* |
26.3 (5.5)* |
26.9 (6.4)* |
26.5 (5.1)* |
No. of xerogenic medications |
1.4 (1.3)* |
2.0 (1.5)*^ |
1.4 (1.2)* |
2.0 (1.4)*^ |
1.4 (1.3)* |
2.0 (1.5)*^ |
No. of all medications |
5.8 (3.9)* |
8.5 (3.9)*^ |
7.2 (4.2)* |
10.1 (4.6)*^ |
6.3 (4.0)* |
9.2 (4.3)*^ |
Blood pressure | ||||||
Systolic (mm Hg) |
143 (24)* |
140 (19)* |
140 (29)* |
142 (21)* |
142 (26)* |
141 (20)* |
Diastolic (mm Hg) |
71 (10)* |
70 (11)* |
79 (15)* |
76 (14)* |
75 (13)* |
74 (13)* |
Diabetic status | ||||||
Insulin dependent |
7 % |
19 % *** |
19 % |
15 % |
11 % |
17 % |
Diet controlled |
8 % |
9 % |
15 % |
12 % |
10 % |
10 % |
Smoking status | ||||||
Never |
16 % |
13 % |
7 % |
3 % |
13 % |
9 % |
Quit |
64 % |
72 % |
57 % |
65 % |
62 % |
70 % |
Current |
20 % |
15 % |
36 % |
32 % |
25 % |
21 % |
Alcohol use | ||||||
No |
36 % |
49 % |
49 % |
60 % |
41 % |
53 % *** |
Occasionally |
45 % |
43 % |
32 % |
30 % |
41 % |
38 % |
Daily |
19 % |
8 % |
19 % |
10 % |
18 % |
9 % |
* Data are mean (plus or minus standard deviation) | ||||||
^ Value is significantly different from corresponding "no" value with P less than .05 (Wilcoxon test). | ||||||
*** X2 or Fisher's Exact Test with P less than .05 values. |