CRP and periodontitis: All markers of periodontitis and inflammation showed apparent associations with all-cause mortality (HRs per SD-increase: mean PPD: 1.068 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.988–1.155), mean CAL: 1.205 (95% CI: 1.097–1.323), missing teeth: 1.180 (95% CI: 1.065–1.307), periodontitis score: 1.394 (95% CI: 1.202–1.616), leukocytes: 1.264 (95% CI: 1.163–1.374), fibrinogen: 1.120 (95% CI: 1.030–1.218), CRP: 1.231 (95% CI: 1.109–1.366), inflammation score: 1.358 (95% CI: 1.210–1.523)).