Table 2 Effects of antihypertensive medication in groups stratified according to periodontitis severity grades
Periodontitis | Untreated normal blood pressure, N (%) | Controlled hypertension, N (%) | Untreated hypertension, N (%) | Poorly controlled hypertension, N (%) | Sum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
None/mild periodontitis | 696 (50.8) | 161 (11.8%) | 318 (23.2) | 194 (14.2%) | 1369 |
Moderate periodontitis | 1324 (40.3%) | 463 (14.1%) | 898 (27.3%) | 602 (18.3%) | 3287 |
Severe periodontitis | 356 (33.0%) | 182 (16.9%) | 327 (30.3%) | 214 (19.8%) | 1079 |
All | 2376 (41.4%) | 806 (14.1%) | 1543 (26.9%) | 1010 (17.6%) | 5735 |