Table 4 Means of serum lipids by periodontal pathogenic burden using multivariable GLM models
| Â | Means of serum lipids | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||
MEAN ± SD | LSM | MEAN ± SD | LSM | MEAN ± SD | LSM | |
High-density lipoprotein (mg/dL) | ||||||
 Periodontal pathogenic burden | ||||||
  Low | 66.2 ± 16.1 | 65.4 | 68.1 ± 14.9 | 66.4 | 68.1 ± 14.9 | 66.1 |
  Moderate | 63.3 ± 16.2 | 63.4 | 63.6 ± 16.3 | 63.1 | 63.5 ± 16.3 | 63.0 |
  High | 56.7 ± 13.8 | 56.9 | 56.8 ± 13.9 | 58.2 | 57.3 ± 13.8 | 58.9 |
|  | P for trend > 0.05 | P for trend = 0.07 | P for trend = 0.05 | |||
|  | Adjusted R2 = 0.10 | Adjusted R2 = 0.18 | Adjusted R2 = 0.19 | |||
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | ||||||
 Periodontal pathogenic burden | ||||||
  Low | 97.1 ± 44.3 | 100.6 | 93.6 ± 44.8 | 100.0 | 93.6 ± 44.8 | 101.0 |
  Moderate | 102.1 ± 51.9 | 101.4 | 101.5 ± 52.7 | 102.9 | 101.8 ± 53.1 | 103.7 |
  High | 116.8 ± 75.4 | 116.8 | 117.6 ± 75.8 | 112.9 | 115.9 ± 76.1 | 109.6 |
|  | P for trend > 0.05 | P for trend > 0.05 | P for trend > 0.05 | |||
|  | Adjusted R2 = 0.05 | Adjusted R2 = 0.12 | Adjusted R2 = 0.14 | |||
Low-density lipoprotein (mg/dL) | ||||||
 Periodontal pathogenic burden | ||||||
  Low | 124.1 ± 27.7 | 123.4 | 125.1 ± 29.1 | 123.5 | 125.1 ± 29.1 | 122.9 |
  Moderate | 119.7 ± 29.5 | 119.6 | 119.0 ± 29.7 | 118.9 | 119.5 ± 29.8 | 119.3 |
  High | 125.3 ± 26.9 | 125.8 | 125.1 ± 27.1 | 125.7 | 124.9 ± 27.6 | 126.0 |
|  | P for trend > 0.05 | P for trend > 0.05 | P for trend > 0.05 | |||
|  | Adjusted R2 = 0.14 | Adjusted R2 = 0.03 | Adjusted R2 = 0.03 | |||
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) | ||||||
 Periodontal pathogenic burden | ||||||
 Low | 209.7 ± 30.2 | 208.9 | 211.9 ± 30.6 | 209.9 | 211.9 ± 30.6 | 209.2 |
 Moderate | 203.4 ± 32.8 | 203.2 | 202.8 ± 32.9 | 202.6 | 203.3 ± 32.8 | 203.1 |
 High | 205.4 ± 29.2 | 206.1 | 205.5 ± 29.5 | 206.5 | 205.4 ± 30.1 | 206.8 |
|  | P for trend > 0.05 | P for trend > 0.05 | P for trend > 0.05 | |||
|  | Adjusted R2 = 0.04 | Adjusted R2 = 0.03 | Adjusted R2 = 0.02 | |||