Table 3.
COVID-19-related outcomes of patients with and without periodontitis
| Variables | COVID-19 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No periodontitis | Periodontitis | p value | |
| Hospitalization, n (%) | |||
| No | 10 (19.2) | 1 (2.1) | 0.009* |
| Yes | 42 (80.8) | 46 (97.9) | |
| Hospitalization length (mean ± SD) | 16.04 ± 35.84 | 16.26 ± 15.53 | 0.969*** |
| ICU, n (%) | |||
| No | 43 (82.7) | 32 (68.1) | 0.105* |
| Yes | 9 (17.3) | 15 (31.9) | |
| Change ICU to SICU, n (%) | |||
| No | 52 (100.0) | 43 (91.5) | 0.047** |
| Yes | 0 (0.0) | 4 (8.5) | |
| Days on ICU (mean ± SD) | 0.83 ± 2.11 | 2.23 ± 4.20 | 0.042*** |
| Mechanical ventilation, n (%) | |||
| No | 50 (96.2) | 44 (93.6) | 0.666** |
| Yes | 2 (3.8) | 3 (6.4) | |
| Days on mechanical ventilation (mean ± SD) | 0.19 ± 0.97 | 0.43 ± 1.76 | 0.412*** |
| Death, n (%) | |||
| No | 51 (98.1) | 47 (100.0) | 1.000** |
| Yes | 1 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Oxygen therapy, n (%) | |||
| No | 19 (36.5) | 8 (17.0) | 0.042* |
| Yes | 33 (63.5) | 39 (83.0) | |
ICU intensive care unit, SD standard deviation, SICU semi-intensive care unit
*Pearson chi-square test; **Fisher’s exact; ***Student t test. Bold means statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05