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Table 2 Observed distribution of the participants and information on the distribution of outcome by smoking

From: Association between smoking intensity and duration and tooth loss among Finnish middle-aged adults: The Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Project

 

Participants

Number of missing teeth

%

Mean

≥ 1: %

0–10 pack-years

4

1.6

60

11–20 pack-years

5

2.1

69

21 or more pack-years

6

2.4

67

Former smoker

26

1.4

55

Occasional smoker

8

1.2

54

Never smoker

51

1.1

48

1–20 years of smoking

4

1.8

62

21–30 years of smoking

8

2.2

68

31 or more years of smoking

3

2.4

66

Total (n = 1735)

100

1.4

53