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