Table 2.
Prevalence of vaginal bacterial species (cut off level: > 1 × 104 cells) for which a significant difference was observed by gingivitis status
| Species | No gingivitis (n = 64) |
Gingivitis (n = 116) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prevotella bivia | 21.4 | 43.8 | < 0.001 |
| Prevotella disiens | 15.7 | 40.2 | < 0.001 |
| Bacteroides ureolyticus | 7.1 | 17.0 | < 0.01 |
| Mobiluncus curtisii | 15.7 | 34.8 | < 0.01 |
| Mobiluncus mulieris | 7.9 | 24.1 | < 0.01 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 10.0 | 20.5 | < 0.01 |
| Gardnerella vaginalis | 60.0 | 67.2 | < 0.05 |
| Prevotella intermedia | 60.0 | 69.2 | < 0.05 |
| Prevotella nigrescens | 10.8 | 24.3 | < 0.05 |
| Varibaculum cambriense | 21.4 | 33.0 | < 0.05 |
Legend: Expressed as percentages.