Research Article

Relationship between Periodontitis and Glaucoma: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

General characteristics of participants.

CharacteristicsTotal participants value
PeriodontitisControl

Age (mean, SD, y)54.9 (7.9)53.0 (8.3)<0.001
Sex (n, %)<0.001
 Men3679 (38.4)39,727 (34.4)
 Women5893 (61.6)75,605 (65.6)
BMI (mean, SD, kg/m2)24.0 (2.9)23.9 (2.9)<0.001
Income (n, %)<0.001
 Missing, no response742 (7.8)10,173 (8.8)
 Lowest3294 (34.4)32,701 (28.4)
 Middle3556 (37.2)45,446 (39.4)
 Highest1980 (20.7)27,012 (23.4)
Hypertension2703 (28.2)26,492 (23.0)<0.001
Diabetes mellitus1153 (12.0)9254 (8.0)<0.001
Hyperlipidaemia2171 (22.7)17,046 (14.8)<0.001
Smoking status (n, %)<0.001
 Nonsmoker6428 (67.2)83,955 (72.8)
 Past smoker1717 (17.9)17,270 (15.0)
 Current smoker1427 (14.9)14,107 (12.2)
Alcohol consumption (n, %)<0.001
 Nondrinker4594 (48.0)58,888 (51.1)
 Past drinker461 (4.8)4282 (3.7)
 Current drinker4517 (47.2)52,162 (45.2)
Glaucoma (n, %)187 (2.0)1054 (0.9)<0.001

Independent t-test or chi-square test. Significance at .