Relationship between Periodontitis and Glaucoma: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Crude and adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence interval) of periodontitis as a risk factor for glaucoma according to their past medical histories of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hyperlipidaemia.
Characteristics
Odds ratios for glaucoma
Crude
value
Adjusted†
value
Participants with hypertension (n = 29,195)
Periodontitis
2.24 (1.77–2.84)
<0.001
2.05 (1.61–2.61)
<0.001
Control
1.00
1.00
Participants without hypertension (n = 95,798)
Periodontitis
1.97 (1.59–2.42)
<0.001
1.67 (1.35–2.06)
<0.001
Control
1.00
1.00
Participants with diabetes mellitus (n = 10,407)
Periodontitis
2.08 (1.50–2.89)
<0.001
2.00 (1.44–2.78)
<0.001
Control
1.00
1.00
Participants without diabetes mellitus (n = 114,497)
Periodontitis
2.05 (1.71–2.45)
<0.001
1.77 (1.47–2.12)
<0.001
Control
1.00
1.00
Participants with hyperlipidaemia (n = 19,217)
Periodontitis
1.99 (1.52–2.60)
<0.001
1.85 (1.41–2.43)
<0.001
Control
1.00
1.00
Participants without hyperlipidaemia (n = 105,687)
Periodontitis
2.04 (1.68–2.48)
<0.001
1.80 (1.48–2.19)
<0.001
Control
1.00
1.00
Logistic regression model; significance at .†Models adjusted for age, sex, income group, BMI, smoking, alcohol consumption, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hyperlipidaemia.
