Table 3 Association between arterial hypertension and periodontitis severity grades

Model 1 (unadjusted)

Periodontitis

 None/mild

Reference

 Moderate

1.64 (1.45, 1.87)

< 0.001

 Severe

2.19 (1.85, 2.59)

< 0.001

Model 2 (age, sex)

Periodontitis

 None/mild

Reference

 Moderate

1.29 (1.13, 1.48)

< 0.001

 Severe

1.37 (1.14, 1.64)

< 0.001

Age

1.98 (1.87, 2.11)

< 0.001

Sex

 Male

Reference

 Female

0.57 (0.51, 0.64)

< 0.001

Model 3 (age, sex, hsCRP)

Periodontitis

 None/mild

Reference

 Moderate

1.29 (1.12, 1.48)

< 0.001

 Severe

1.37 (1.14, 1.64)

< 0.001

Age

1.96 (1.84, 2.09)

< 0.001

Sex

 Male

Reference

 Female

0.58 (0.51, 0.65)

< 0.001

hsCRP

1.33 (1.2, 1.47)

< 0.001

Model 4 (age, sex, BMI, diabetes, smoking, education, alcohol intake)

Periodontitis

 None/mild

Reference

 Moderate

1.3 (1.11, 1.52)

0.001

 Severe

1.28 (1.04, 1.59)

0.02

Age

1.99 (1.85, 2.14)

< 0.001

Sex

 Male

Reference

 Female

0.62 (0.54, 0.72)

< 0.001

BMI

1.79 (1.65, 1.94)

< 0.001

Diabetes

 No

Reference

 Yes

2.18 (1.55, 3.08)

< 0.001

Smoking

 Never

Reference

 Current

0.81 (0.67, 0.97)

0.03

 Former

0.92 (0.79, 1.07)

0.28

Education

 Low

Reference

 Medium

0.89 (0.6, 1.3)

0.53

 High

0.72 (0.49, 1.06)

0.1

Alcohol intake (g/day)

0.99 (0.92, 1.06)

0.73