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. 2009 Jul 18;9:18. doi: 10.1186/1472-6831-9-18

Table 2.

Percentage (n) and mean number (95% CI) of periodontal parameters corresponding to CPI scores; 0, 1, 2 and 3

Age
Number of
sextants CPI = 0
CPI = 0
Number of sextants
CPI = 1 or higher
CPI = 1
Number of sextants
CPI = 2 or higher
CPI = 2
CPI = 3
Mean (95% CI) % (n) Mean (95% CI) % (n) Mean (95% CI) % (n) % (n)
15–20 5.0 (4.8–5.1) 48.0 (85) 1.0 (0.8–1.1) 6.8 (12) 0.8 (0.6–0.9) 44.6 (79) 0.6 (1)
21–30 4.6 (4.4–4.7) 31.6 (117) 1.3 (1.2–1.5) 3.0 (11) 1.2 (1.2–1.4) 65.1 (241) 0.3 (1)
31–45 3.9 (3.7–4.2) 17.0 (25) 1.9 (1.7–2.2) 0.0 (0) 1.8 (1.5–2.1) 81.6 (120) 1.4 (2)
Total 4.5 (4.4–4.6)** 32.7 (227) 1.4 (1.2–1.5)** 3.3 (23) 1.2 (1.2–1.3)** 63.4 (440) 0.6 (4)

** p < 0.001, *p < 0.05