Associations of tooth loss with diabetes status stratified by gender
| Unweighted N | Weighted mean (95% CI) number of missing teeth* | ORs (95% CI) for having 9+ missing teeth | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N cases | Model 1† | Model 2‡ | |||
| Overall§ | |||||
| Normal | 6479 | 3.2 (3.0 to 3.5) | 646 | 1.00 (referent) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Prediabetes | 5842 | 3.4 (3.2 to 3.6) | 1167 | 1.13 (0.96 to 1.34) | 1.06 (0.89 to 1.26) |
| Diabetes | 2792 | 3.6 (3.3 to 3.9) | 820 | 1.40 (1.12 to 1.76) | 1.18 (0.94 to 1.49) |
| Controlled (HbA1c<7%) | 1468 | 3.3 (3.0 to 3.5) | 415 | 1.07 (0.82 to 1.38) | 0.97 (0.74 to 1.28) |
| Uncontrolled (HbA1c≥7%) | 1324 | 4.0 (3.6 to 4.5) | 405 | 1.92 (1.44 to 2.55) | 1.49 (1.11 to 1.99) |
| Total | 15 113 | 2633 | |||
| Men | |||||
| Normal | 2530 | 2.9 (2.6 to 3.2) | 212 | 1.00 (referent) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Prediabetes | 2476 | 3.1 (2.8 to 3.3) | 417 | 1.11 (0.85 to 1.46) | 1.07 (0.81 to 1.42) |
| Diabetes | 1078 | 3.1 (2.8 to 3.4) | 276 | 1.40 (0.97 to 2.00) | 1.33 (0.92 to 1.92) |
| Controlled (HbA1c<7%) | 512 | 2.7 (2.4 to 3.1) | 121 | 0.97 (0.65 to 1.44) | 0.99 (0.66 to 1.49) |
| Uncontrolled (HbA1c≥7%) | 566 | 3.5 (3.1 to 3.9) | 155 | 1.98 (1.26 to 3.12) | 1.76 (1.12 to 2.78) |
| Total | 6084 | 905 | |||
| Women | |||||
| Normal | 3949 | 3.5 (3.3 to 3.8) | 434 | 1.00 (referent) | 1.00 (referent) |
| Prediabetes | 3366 | 3.8 (3.5 to 4.0) | 750 | 1.13 (0.90 to 1.41) | 1.03 (0.82 to 1.29) |
| Diabetes | 1714 | 4.1 (3.7 to 4.5) | 544 | 1.41 (1.06 to 1.89) | 1.07 (0.78 to 1.45) |
| Controlled (HbA1c<7%) | 956 | 3.7 (3.4 to 4.1) | 294 | 1.14 (0.82 to 1.60) | 0.93 (0.64 to 1.34) |
| Uncontrolled (HbA1c≥7%) | 758 | 4.5 (3.9 to 5.3) | 250 | 1.87 (1.29 to 2.70) | 1.29 (0.89 to 1.87) |
| Total | 9029 | 1728 | |||
*Means adjusted for age.
†Model 1 adjusted for age, Hispanic background, study site/center, nativity status, income, and education, adjusted number of dental visits and current health insurance status, alternative healthy eating index, cigarette smoking, and obesity, chronic periodontitis (CDC/AAP case definition: none, mild, moderate, severe).
‡Model 2 adjusted for age, Hispanic background, study site/center, nativity status, income, and education, adjusted number of dental visits and current health insurance status, alternative healthy eating index, cigarette smoking, and obesity, chronic periodontitis (CDC/AAP case definition: none, mild, moderate, severe), and percentage (%) of decayed and filled teeth.
§ORs were further adjusted for gender.
HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin.