Table 5.
Final prediction model for the percent of teeth with CAL ≥4mm.
| Factor | B | Standard Error |
Standardized β |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constant | .257 | .186 | .172 | |
| CD4+ T-cell count (<200) | .252 | .067 | .306 | <.001 |
| P. gingivalis (log) | .047 | .012 | .290 | <.001 |
| Age (yrs) | .010 | .003 | .268 | .001 |
| < 1 Annual Dental Visit | .157 | .053 | .242 | .004 |
| Total Plaque DNA | .019 | .007 | .207 | .006 |
| Ever Smoker | .118 | .053 | .164 | .029 |
| LDL | −.002 | .001 | −.202 | .011 |
| HOMA-IR(elevated) | −.118 | .075 | −.189 | .014 |
Analysis of variance for final model: F= 9.559; P<.001; R2=0.569; adjusted R2=.509. Model adjusted for: gender, race, primary insurance and baseline viral load. Variables: Total copy number of subgingival plaque DNA (Total Plaque DNA); HOMA-IR ≥2.6 (HOMA-IR elevated).