TABLE 5
Risk factors/indicators associated with CHD in older veterans � Results of logistic regression analysis.* |
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Risk factor/indicator |
Independent living |
Dependent living |
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All subjects (n = 195)� |
Dentate subjects (n = 147)� |
All subjects (n = 114)§ |
Dentate subjects (n = 52)** |
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Odds ratio |
95% confidence interval |
Odds ratio |
95% confidence interval |
Odds ratio |
95% confidence interval |
Odds ratio |
95% confidence interval |
|
Streptococcus sanguis (log10/mL saliva) |
0.9 |
0.8-1.01 |
0.86�� |
0.76-0.98 |
0.74�� |
0.63-0.87 |
0.74�� |
0.59-0.93 |
No. of teeth | ||||||||
Zero |
1.00 |
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|
|
1.00 |
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|
|
One-14 |
1.8 |
0.07-4.9 |
2.83�� |
1.11-7.2 |
6.16�� |
1.60-23.7 |
3.85�� |
1.001-14.8 |
15-28 |
0.92 |
0.42-2.0 |
1.00 |
|
1.28 |
0.39-4.15 |
1.00 |
|
Complaint of xerostomia |
1.94 |
0.90-4.21 |
2.6�� |
1.02-6.62 |
2.92�� |
1.02-8.39 |
NA�� |
NA�� |
No. of medications |
1.21�� |
1.09-1.34 |
1.20�� |
1.07-1.36 |
NA�� |
NA�� |
NA�� |
NA�� |
Plaque BANA score |
NA�� |
NA�� |
2.46�� |
1.13-5.38 |
NA�� |
NA�� |
NA�� |
NA�� |
PBS* < 0.5 (healthy) |
NA�� |
NA�� |
1.0 |
|
NA�� |
NA�� |
NA�� |
NA�� |
PBS < 1.5 (nonbleeding) |
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|
2.42 |
0.74-7.6 |
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|
|
PBS > 1.5 (bleeding) |
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|
4.6�� |
1.32-15.97 |
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Alcohol use | ||||||||
None |
1.0 |
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Occasionally |
0.77 |
0.39-1.5 |
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Daily |
0.21�� |
0.06-0.69 |
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Smoking status | ||||||||
Never |
NA�� |
NA�� |
NA�� |
NA�� |
1.0 |
|
NA�� |
NA�� |
Quit |
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|
|
|
11.9�� |
1.43-99.5 |
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Current |
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|
|
|
4.9 |
0.54-44.8 |
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Diet-controlled diabetes |
NA�� |
NA�� |
NA�� |
NA�� |
0.21�� |
0.06-0.7 |
NA�� |
NA�� |
Likelihood ratio |
37.7 |
37.7 |
32.77 |
10.45 |
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Degrees of freedom |
7 |
7 |
7 |
2 |
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P - value |
.0001 |
.0001 |
.0001 |
.005 |
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* CHD: coronary heart disease; PBS: papillary bleeding score. � Of the 195 subjects for whom we had complete data, 113 did not have a diagnosis of CHD and 82 did, for a prevalence of 42 percent. � Of the 147 subjects for whom we had complete data, 86 did not have a diagnosis of CHD and 61 did, for a prevalence of 41 percent. § Of the 114 subjects for whom we had complete data, 71 had a diagnosis of CHD and 45 did not, for a prevalence of 62 percent. ** Of the 52 subjects for whom we had complete data, 34 had a diagnosis of CHD and 18 did not, for a prevalence of 65 percent. �� Significant values. �� NA: not applicable. The variable was omitted from the model. |