Table 3.

Association between the presence of periodontal pathogens and stage score (results of logistic regression). Data shown as frequencies (percentages)

	Stage III (n = 32)	Stage IV (n = 30)	aOR (95 % CI)	P
A. actinomycetemcomitans	14 (43.8)	13 (43.3)	0.93 (0.33; 2.62)	0.885
P. gingivalis	24 (75.0)	24 (80.0)	1.43 (0.39; 5.17)	0.588
P. intermedia	30 (93.8)	28 (93.3)	0.93 (0.11; 8.01)	0.948
T. forsythia	27 (84.4)	26 (86.7)	1.17 (0.27; 5.09)	0.832
P. micra	27 (84.4)	29 (96.7)	7.85 (0.78; 79.42)	0.081
F. nucleatum	19 (59.4)	23 (76.7)	2.25 (0.72; 7.04)	0.163
C. rectus	12 (37.5)	16 (53.3)	2.34 (0.79; 6.91)	0.123
E. corrodens	1 (3.1)	4 (13.3)	5.14 (0.48; 55.56)	0.177
C. ochracea	2 (6.3)	4 (13.3)	2.08 (0.33; 13.15)	0.437

^aOR = Odds ratios adjusted for age and gender; CI, confidence interval.