PURPOSE: @entity64 are common events of significant morbidity and mortality. Poor oral conditions may share or exacerbate pathways that lead to @entity64 . METHODS: This study was a cross-sectional study of 410,939 @entity1 from the 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. @entity64 was defined as the @entity1 's response (yes/no) to the survey's question, "Has a doctor, nurse or other health professional ever told you that you had a @entity64 ?" The definition for @entity2524 was based upon @entity1 's response to the survey's question, "How many of your permanent teeth have been removed because of @entity1547 or @entity66 ?" Descriptive, Chi Square and logistic regression analyses were conducted. Other variables that are known etiologic factors were also included in the analysis. RESULTS: The @entity1 with increasing numbers of teeth lost had increasing adjusted odds ratios for @entity64 independent of the other factors. In adjusted logistic regression analysis, the @entity1 who had 1 to 5 missing teeth had an adjusted odds ratio (AOR) of 1.29 (95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.17, 1.42), @entity1 who had 6 or more, but not all missing teeth had an AOR of 1.68 (95% CI: 1.50, 1.88), and @entity1 who were edentulous had an AOR of 1.86 (95% CI: 1.63, 2.11). CONCLUSION: Evidence from this cross-sectional study indicates that @entity2524 had a potential, although weak positive association as an independent factor in multivariable analysis with @entity64 .

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@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'participant'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['Strokes', 'stroke', 'Stroke'] @entity66 :: ('MESH:D004194', 'Disease') :: ['gum disease'] @entity1547 :: ('MESH:D003731', 'Disease') :: ['tooth decay'] @entity2524 :: ('MESH:D016388', 'Disease') :: ['tooth loss']
@entity2524 :: (MESH:D016388,Disease) :: ['Tooth loss']
