Table 4.
Prevalence of periodontal probing depth (PPD) by severity and overall mean PPD by selected characteristics for persons 30 years and older in the United States, NHANES 2009–2012
| Severity of periodontal probing depth (PPD) |
Mean PPD mm | SD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥3mm | SE | ≥4mm | SE | ≥5mm | SE | ≥6mm | SE | ≥7mm | SE | |||
| Total | 79.6 | 1.2 | 42.1 | 1.3 | 19.6 | 1.0 | 10.2 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 1.61 | 0.02 |
| Age groups | ||||||||||||
| 30–34' | 71.0 | 2.4 | 32.3 | 2.3 | 12.0 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.47 | 0.03 |
| 35–49' | 77.6 | 1.4 | 39.2 | 1.8 | 18.1 | 1.3 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 1.60 | 0.03 |
| 50–64' | 83.1 | 1.7 | 46.1 | 1.9 | 22.7 | 1.4 | 12.0 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 1.66 | 0.03 |
| 65+ | 83.8 | 1.8 | 48.3 | 2.4 | 22.7 | 2.0 | 11.9 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 1.64 | 0.03 |
| Gender | ||||||||||||
| Male | 85.3 | 1.4 | 50.6 | 1.3 | 26.4 | 1.2 | 14.4 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 1.76 | 0.03 |
| Female | 74.1 | 1.4 | 34.0 | 1.5 | 13.1 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.46 | 0.02 |
| Race/Ethnic Group | ||||||||||||
| Hispanics | 91.5 | 1.1 | 62.7 | 2.4 | 35.9 | 2.9 | 21.6 | 2.4 | 11.9 | 2.0 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| Non-Hispanic Asian American* | 80.5 | 3.0 | 45.4 | 3.0 | 22.9 | 2.6 | 12.3 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 1.54 | 0.07 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 76.9 | 1.6 | 36.9 | 1.6 | 15.6 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 1.52 | 0.03 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 86.5 | 1.3 | 56.8 | 1.8 | 31.8 | 2.2 | 18.6 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 1.89 | 0.05 |
| Education | ||||||||||||
| < High school | 86.4 | 1.4 | 59.4 | 1.6 | 32.3 | 2.5 | 17.5 | 1.6 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 1.96 | 0.05 |
| High school | 83.7 | 2.1 | 50.1 | 2.1 | 25.6 | 1.4 | 13.4 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 1.71 | 0.04 |
| >High school | 76.5 | 1.3 | 34.9 | 1.5 | 14.3 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 1.48 | 0.02 |
| Poverty Level | ||||||||||||
| < 100% FPL | 87.9 | 1.1 | 59.0 | 1.6 | 30.6 | 1.6 | 16.1 | 1.4 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 1.92 | 0.03 |
| 100–199% FPL | 84.8 | 1.4 | 53.1 | 1.7 | 25.1 | 1.9 | 14.1 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 1.80 | 0.04 |
| 200–499% FPL | 80.8 | 1.5 | 42.9 | 2.3 | 20.4 | 1.9 | 10.5 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 1.59 | 0.03 |
| >=400% FPL | 73.0 | 2.1 | 30.2 | 1.7 | 12.2 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 1.43 | 0.03 |
| Marital status | ||||||||||||
| Married | 77.8 | 1.3 | 38.3 | 1.5 | 16.9 | 1.0 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 1.55 | 0.03 |
| Widowed | 80.5 | 2.7 | 45.8 | 3.5 | 23.0 | 2.7 | 12.9 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 1.66 | 0.04 |
| Divorced | 82.5 | 1.7 | 50.5 | 2.9 | 24.5 | 1.6 | 13.6 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 1.69 | 0.04 |
| Separated | 87.7 | 3.5 | 55.9 | 4.3 | 31.3 | 4.8 | 19.4 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 1.89 | 0.08 |
| Never married | 81.8 | 1.9 | 42.4 | 3.0 | 18.3 | 2.3 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 1.64 | 0.04 |
| Living with partner | 84.5 | 2.8 | 54.0 | 3.4 | 31.5 | 2.6 | 17.9 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 1.79 | 0.06 |
| Smoking status | ||||||||||||
| Current smoker | 88.7 | 1.4 | 63.1 | 1.7 | 34.6 | 2.2 | 18.5 | 2.1 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 1.99 | 0.05 |
| Former smoker | 80.5 | 1.4 | 43.5 | 2.2 | 18.6 | 1.4 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 1.58 | 0.03 |
| Non smoker | 76.4 | 1.5 | 35.0 | 1.6 | 15.5 | 1.0 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 1.51 | 0.03 |
Oversampling of Non-Hispanic Asian Americans only in NHANES 2011–2012.
age standardized, standardized to age distribution of the 2000 US population; CAL, clinical attachment loss; FPL, federal poverty level; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; NHANES III protocol, NHANES III protocol applied to NHANES 2009–2012 data: prevalence estimates based on the PMPE protocols used in NHANES III and 1999–2000 of using PPD and CAL measurements only from two sites per tooth (mid-buccal and mesio-buccal sites) from all teeth other than third molars in two randomly selected quadrants; NHANES 2001–2004 protocol, NHANES 2001–2004 protocol applied to NHANES 2009–2012 data: prevalence estimates based on the PMPE protocol used in NHANES 2001–2004 using measurements of PPD and CAL only from three sites per tooth (mid-buccal, mesio-buccal, and disto-buccal sites) from all teeth other than third molars in two randomly selected quadrants; PPD, periodontal probing depth; SE, standard error; total periodontitis, sum of prevalence of mild, moderate, and severe periodontitis according to the CDC/AAP case definitions;15 weighted, source population represented applying mobile examination center (MEC) weights.