Table 2.

Periodontal Characteristics of Women Aged 15 to 44 Years, by DMPA Exposure (N=4,460)

Periodontal Measure	Current Use	Past Use	Never Use	P-Value*
Characteristic	N=157 %(SE)†	N=553 % (SE)†	N=3,750 %(SE)†
Mean Age	25.1(0.58)	28.6(0.29)	30.0 (0.23)	0.001
Gingival Bleeding	5.2(0.97)	3.54(0.38)	2.9 (0.23)	0.01
PD§ 4mm	33.6(3.0)	36.8(1.7)	27.2(0.7)	0.01
Max CA Loss‡	1.6 (0.06)	1.7 (0.04)	1.3 (0.02)	0.04
Mean CA Loss‡	0.40 (0.04)	0.46(0.02)	0.44 (0.02)	0.35
Max PD§	2.2 (0.09)	2.4(0.06)	2.0 (0.04)	0.04
Mean PD§	1.0(0.06)	0.96(0.03)	0.90 (0.02)	0.04
Mean # Teeth	27.7	27.8	27.3	0.43

^*Comparisons were carried out using simple unadjusted linear regression

^†Standard error of the mean

^‡Clinical attachment loss

^§PD=Periodontal pocketing