Association of Alanine Aminotransferase and Periodontitis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis—NHANES 2009–2012

Table 3

Logistic regression of serum Alanine Aminotransferase on periodontal status: NHANES, 2009–2012.

	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Periodontitis
Yes	1.30 (1.02, 1.65)	1.17 (0.85, 1.60)
No	1.00 (reference)	1.00 (reference)
Sex
Male		2.55 (2.07, 3.15)
Female		1.00 (reference)
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white		1.00 (reference)
Non-Hispanic black		2.07 (1.50, 2.86)
Mexican American		2.21 (1.52, 3.23)
Other		1.63 (1.13, 2.37)
Education
Less than high school		2.62 (1.67, 4.12)
High school		1.71 (1.20, 2.44)
Some college		1.31 (0.94, 1.82)
College degree or above		1.00 (reference)
Family income to poverty ratio
Less than 2.00		1.36 (1.06, 1.73)
2.00 and above		1.00 (reference)
Insurance coverage
No		1.74 (1.14, 2.68)
Yes		1.00 (reference)
Body mass index
0 to less than 25		1.00 (reference)
25 to less than 30		0.98 (0.66, 1.46)
30 and above		0.92 (0.63, 1.32)
Smoking
Yes		3.26 (2.28, 4.68)
No		1.00 (reference)
Alcohol consumption
Heavy		0.92 (0.63, 1.34)
Moderate		0.66 (0.47, 0.93)
None		1.00 (reference)
Diabetes
Yes		1.32 (0.93, 1.87)
No		1.00 (reference)

OR: odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.