Table 2.
Epidemiological features, periodontal indexes, and immunological indexes of HIV-seropositive subjects using HAART of HAART-naïve HIV-seropositive subjects and of control subjects. All subjects had chronic periodontitis.
| Presumably HIV-seronegative control subjects with chronic periodontitis | HIV-seropositive subjects using HAART with chronic periodontitis | HAART-näive HIV-seropositive subjects with chronic periodontitis | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Females | 14 | 12 | 8 |
| Males | 16 | 4 | 6 |
| Smokers | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Mean periodontal probing depths | 3.196 | 3.069 | 3.359 |
| STDEV* | 0.58 | 0.28 | 0.30 |
| Mean gingival recession | 1.53 | 1.67 | 1.64 |
| STDEV* | 0.89 | 0.79 | 0.64 |
| Number of gingival recession sites | 195 | 100 | 102 |
| STDEV* | 5.11 | 4.14 | 3.56 |
| Mean plaque index | 75.2% | 71.9% | 79.3% |
| STDEV* | 23.6 | 20.4 | 26.1 |
| Mean bleeding index | 47.3% | 42.5% | 52.1% |
| STDEV* | 23.25 | 18.3 | 22.1 |
| Mean CD4+ count | Not available | 171.63 cell/mm³ | 257.44 cell/mm³ |
| STDEV* | 108.94 | 171.25 |
*STDEV: standard deviation.