Table 3.

Linear regression models relating BOP to granulocyte oxidative burst while controlling for demographic variables, periodontal variables, DS status, and MR. Data presented as beta weights.

	Model 1 N=217	Model 2 N=217	Model 3 N=217
Granulocyte oxidative burst intensity	0.21**	0.15*	0.16*
Age		0.03	−0.09
Sex (male=1, female=0)		0.06	−0.02
Race (non-white=1, white=0)		0.14*	0.14*
Plaque levels		−0.03	−0.14*
Probing depth		0.23**	0.28**
DS (yes=1, no=0)			0.18**
MR (yes=1, no=0)			0.42**
R square	0.04	0.15	0.26

^**p < 0.01

^*p < 0.05