CRP and periodontal disorder: Those in the periodontal disease group were younger (54.7 vs 56.6 years), were more likely to be of self-reported non-White ethnicity, had a higher body mass index (27.7 vs 27.2 kg/m2), were more likely to be current or previous smokers (47.4% vs 44.2%), had a higher deprivation index, and had higher levels of CRP (2.7 vs 2.5 mg/L).