Table 4. Determination of polymicrobial oral Infection-induced risk factors for atherosclerosis.

Risk Factors	Poly-microbial Infection	Sham-infected Control
Total cholesterol, mg per dLa	508.8±19.27*	442.4±13.94
Total triglyceride, mg per dLb	208.7±9.765**	155.0±8.747
Glucose, mg per dLc	181.6±16.93	207.2±24.52
Insulin, ng per mLc	<0.5	<0.5
Creatinine, mg per dLc	0.1–<0.1	<0.1

Values are mean±SD;

^*indicates P<0.05;

^**indicates P<0.001;

^an = 13 mice per group;

^bn = 15 mice per group;

^cn = 5 mice per group.