Table 3: Population characteristics compared between periodontal status groups.

 

Gingivitis

Periodontitis

n (%)

Total n (%)

Mild n (%)

Moderate n (%)

Severe n (%)

p-value

Study population

544 (68)

256 (32)

59 (23)

90 (35)

107 (42)

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Age (mean ± SD in years)

39.65 ± 14.65

50.54 ± 11.04

46.86 ± 12.01

52.12 ± 10.68

50.78 ± 10.93

0.000*

Gender

0.017**

Male

256 (64.0)

144 (36)

27 (6.8)

50 (12.5)

67 (16.8)

Female

288 (72.0)

112 (28)

32 (8.0)

42 (10.5)

38 (9.5)

Tobacco use (%)

 

0.001**

No

340 (62.5)

133 (52.0)

39 (66.1)

47 (52.2)

47 (43.9)

Yes

204 (37.5)

123 (48.0)

20 (33.9)

43 (47.8)

60 (56.1)

Number of cigaretes smoke per day (mean ± SD)

5.31 ± 8.04

7.25 ± 9.71

6.02 ± 9.07

7.20 ± 9.82

7.97 ± 9.98

0.002*

Missing teeth (mean ± SD)

4.01 ± 3.80

4.94 ± 4.47

4.41 ± 4.51

4.49 ± 3.98

5.52 ± 4.80

0.003*

Tooth brushing habbit (%)

0.000**

≤ Once/day

170 (32)

193 (75.4)

40 (67.8)

65 (72.2)

87 (81.3)

≥ Twice/day

370 (68)

65 (24.6)

19 (32.2)

25 (27.8)

20 (18.7)

Presence of systemic disease (%)

0.000**

No

334 (61.4)

81 (31.6)

24 (40.7)

30 (33.3)

27 (25.2)

Yes

210 (38.6)

175 (68.4)

35 (59.3)

60 (66.7)

80 (74.8)

 

Hypertension (%)

0.000**

No

445 (81.8)

126 (49.2)

37 (62.7)

51 (56.7)

38 (35.5)

Yes

99 (18.2)

130 (50.8)

22 (37.3)

39 (43.3)

69 (64.5)

Cardiovascular disease (%)

0.02**

No

485 (89.2)

211 (82.4)

51 (86.4)

76 (84.4)

84 (78.5)

Yes

59 (10.8)

45 (17.6)

8 (13.6)

14 (15.6)

23 (21.5)

Diabetes (%)

0.000**

No

505 (92.8)

189 (73.8)

52 (88.1)

66 (73.3)

70 (65.4)

Yes

39 (7.2)

67 (26.2)

7 (11.9)

24 (26.7)

37 (34.6)

Thyroid disease (%)

0.880**

No

495 (91.0)

231 (90.2)

54 (91.5)

80 (88.9)

99 (92.5)

Yes

49 (9.0)

25 (9.8)

5 (8.5)

10 (11.1)

8 (7.5)

Gastrointestinaldisease (%)

0.941**

No

496 (91.2)

233 (91.0)

54 (91.5)

79 (87.8)

100 (93.5)

Yes

48 (67.6)

23 (9.0)

5 (8.5)

11 (12.2)

7 (6.5)

Musculoskelethaldisease (%)

0.817**

No

532 (97.8)

251 (98.0)

59 (100)

88 (97.8)

104 (97.2)

Yes

12 (2.2)

5 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (2.2)

3 (2.8)

Infectious Disease (%)

0.55**

Hepatitis B

No

532 (97.8)

244 (95.3)

58 (100)

83 (92.2)

102 (95.3)

Yes

12 (2.2)

12 (4.7)

0 (0.0)

7 (7.8)

5 (4.7)

AIDS

No

542 (99.7)

255 (99.6)

59 (100)

89 (98.8)

107 (100)

Yes

2 (0.3)

1 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

 

Liver disease

0.69**

No

531 (97.6)

244 (95.3)

57 (96.6)

83 (92.2)

105 (98.1)

Yes

13 (2.4)

12 (4.7)

2 (3.4)

7 (7.8)

2 (1.9)

Kidney disease

0.274**

No

525 (96.5)

251 (98)

58 (98.3)

89 (98.9)

104 (97.2)

Yes

19 (3.6)

5 (2.0)

1 (1.7)

1 (1.1)

3 (2.8)

Respiratory disease

0.890**

No

499 (91.7)

236 (92.2)

53 (89.8)

82 (91.1)

101 (94.4)

Yes

45 (8.3)

20 (7.8)

6 (10.2)

8 (8.9)

6 (5.6)

Anemia

0.726**

No

516 (94.9)

245 (95.7)

55 (93.2)

88 (97.8)

102 (95.3)

Yes

28 (5.1)

11 (4.3)

4 (6.8)

2 (2.2)

5 (4.7)

Neoplasm

1**

No

 534 (98.2)

252 (98.4)

58 (98.3)

88 (97.8)

106 (99.1)

Yes

10 (1.8)

4 (1.6)

1 (1.7)

2 (2.2)

1 (0.9)

Osteoporosis

0.457**

No

530 (97.4)

247 (96.5)

55 (93.2)

88 (97.8)

104 (97.2)

 

Yes

14 (2.6)

9 (3.5)

4 (6.8)

2 (2.2)

3 (2.8)

Psychological disease

0.777**

No

503 (92.5)

235 (91.8)

54 (91.5)

86 (95.6)

95 (88.8)

Yes

41 (7.5)

21 (8.2)

5 (8.5)

4 (4.4)

12 (11.2)

Allergy

0.179**

No

519 (95.4)

238 (93)

53 (89.8)

86 (95.6)

99 (92.5)

Yes

25 (4.6)

18 (7)

6 (10.2)

4 (4.4)

8 (7.5)

*Mann Whitney U test; **Chi-square test with significant differences identified in bold (p value ≤ 0.05)