Table 2.

Descriptive Characteristics of Study Participants by Group (Age, Sex, Jaw, and Tooth Type Distributions).

Variable Age (Years) Sex Number of Teeth Examined
20–35 36–50 >50 Male Female Jaw Tooth Type Total
Mx Mn Inc C 1st PM 2nd PM 1st M 2nd M
CVD (n=50), n (%) 3 (6.0) 17 (34.0) 30 (60.0) 27 (54.0) 23 (46.0) 519 (45.3) 627 (54.7) 329 (28.7) 154 (13.4) 158 (13.8) 145 (12.7) 182 (15.9) 178 (15.5) 1146 (100.0)
DM (n=50), n (%) 3 (6.0) 8 (16.0) 39 (78.0) 29 (58.0) 21 (42.0) 602 (48.8) 632 (51.2) 205 (16.6) 211 (17.1) 180 (14.6) 202 (16.4) 221 (17.9) 215 (17.4) 1234 (100.0)
CP (n=50), n (%) 6 (12.0) 10 (20.0) 34 (68.0) 26 (52.0) 24 (48.0) 509 (48.6) 538 (51.4) 174 (16.6) 162 (15.5) 172 (16.4) 172 (16.4) 178 (17.0) 189 (18.1) 1047 (100.0)
Control (n=50), n (%) 6 (12.0) 13 (26.0) 31 (62.0) 26 (52.0) 24 (48.0) 550 (48.8) 576 (51.2) 178 (15.8) 187 (16.6) 203 (18.0) 189 (16.8) 191 (17.0) 178 (15.8) 1126 (100.0)
Total (n=200), n (%) 18 (9.0) 48 (24.0) 134 (67.0) 108 (54.0) 92 (46.0) 2180 (47.9) 2373 (52.1) 886 (19.5) 714 (15.7) 713 (15.7) 708 (15.6) 772 (17.0) 760 (16.7) 4553 (100.0)

C, canines; CP, chronic periodontitis, CVD, cardiovascular disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; Inc, incisor; M, molar; Mn, mandible; Mx, maxilla; n, number; PM, premolar.

Note: Columns 2–6: percentages calculated within each disease group; Columns 7–14: percentages calculated for the number of teeth examined within each category.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2025; 16(4): e0022. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2025 October 31. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10557