Research Article
Association of Alanine Aminotransferase and Periodontitis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis—NHANES 2009–2012
Table 2
Periodontitis status in Rao Scott Chi-square analysis, NHANES, 2009–2012.
| | Frequency negative | Weighted row% | Frequency Positive | Weighted row% | SE | value |
| Alanine Aminotransferase (serum) | | | | | | 0.0360 | <40 units/liter (normal) | 2623 | 60.8 | 2439 | 39.2 | 1.5 | | ≥40 units/liter | 323 | 54.5 | 373 | 38.2 | 3.1 | | Sex | | | | | | <0.0001 | Male | 1185 | 50.9 | 1699 | 49.1 | 1.5 | | Female | 1761 | 69.2 | 1113 | 30.8 | 1.7 | | Race/ethnicity | | | | | | <0.0001 | Non-Hispanic white | 1445 | 65.9 | 863 | 34.1 | 1.9 | | Non-Hispanic black | 502 | 45.5 | 729 | 54.5 | 2.5 | | Mexican American | 350 | 41.4 | 582 | 58.6 | 1.8 | | Other | 649 | 53.1 | 638 | 46.9 | 2.1 | | Age | | | | | | <0.0001 | 30–44 years | 1602 | 70.0 | 805 | 27.0 | 1.5 | | 45–54 years | 715 | 55.7 | 821 | 44.3 | 2.2 | | 55–69 years | 629 | 45.8 | 1186 | 54.2 | 2.1 | | Education | | | | | | <0.0001 | Less than HS | 446 | 35.7 | 947 | 64.6 | 1.6 | | HS graduate | 529 | 51.1 | 689 | 48.9 | 2.4 | | Some coll./tech. | 884 | 59.6 | 729 | 40.4 | 1.9 | | Coll./tech. graduate | 1084 | 76.9 | 443 | 23.1 | 1.5 | | Family income to poverty ratio | | | | | | <0.0001 | 0 to less than 2.00 | 986 | 45.8 | 1431 | 54.1 | 1.6 | | 2.00 and above | 1753 | 67.1 | 1100 | 32.9 | 1.6 | | Alcohol consumption | | | | | | <0.0001 | Nonuse | 643 | 57.9 | 659 | 42.1 | 2.4 | | Moderate use | 1257 | 68.8 | 784 | 31.2 | 1.8 | | Heavy use | 587 | 50.2 | 804 | 40.8 | 2.3 | | Smoking status | | | | | | <0.0001 | Current | 400 | 35.3 | 819 | 64.7 | 1.9 | | Former | 620 | 58.3 | 687 | 41.7 | 2.5 | | Never | 1926 | 69.3 | 1303 | 30.7 | 1.3 | | Body mass index | | | | | | 0.0151 | 0–24 | 805 | 63.2 | 673 | 36.8 | 1.8 | | 25–29 | 1014 | 60.2 | 981 | 39.8 | 1.6 | | 30 and above | 1109 | 57.7 | 1143 | 42.3 | 2.0 | | Insurance | | | | | | <0.0001 | Yes | 2346 | 64.6 | 1832 | 35.4 | 1.5 | | No | 600 | 42.7 | 980 | 57.3 | 2.0 | | Diabetes | | | | | | <0.0001 | Yes | 244 | 48.0 | 488 | 59.2 | 3.2 | | No | 1299 | 50.7 | 1095 | 38.2 | 1.9 | |
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SE: standard error of row percent; HS: high school; and coll./tech.: college or technical school.
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