Table 7.

Univariate Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with clinical efficacy

Variable	β	S.E.	P	OR	95% CI
Age	0.109	0.021	<0.001	1.115	1.073-1.164
Gender	-0.058	0.277	0.834	0.944	0.549-1.631
BMI	0.129	0.094	0.170	1.138	0.948-1.373
Course of disease	0.103	0.093	0.267	1.108	0.925-1.331
Dental position	0.107	0.150	0.473	1.113	0.831-1.496
Planting site	0.322	0.277	0.245	1.380	0.800-2.378
Postprandial gargle	-1.485	0.328	<0.001	0.227	0.115-0.420
History of smoking	1.321	0.302	<0.001	3.747	2.104-6.907
History of alcohol consumption	-0.219	0.287	0.445	0.803	0.452-1.400
History of diabetes	1.320	0.293	<0.001	3.745	2.130-6.757
Base line TNF-α level	0.016	0.007	0.022	1.016	1.002-1.029
Baseline IL-6 level	0.004	0.003	0.119	1.004	0.999-1.010

Note: BMI, Body Mass Index; TNF-α, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; IL-6, Interleukin-6; OR, Odds Ratio; CI, Confidence Interval; S.E., Standard Error.