Table 1. Summary statistics for patients at baseline (N=40).
| Baseline characteristics | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Frequency (Proportion) | |
| Demographics | |
| Age (years) | 37.4(8.6) |
| Male | 28(70.0%) |
| Black | 23(59.0%) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.3(7.5) |
| Ever smoked | 29(72.5%) |
| Total pack-per-day years smoked | 8.0(11.3) |
| ≤ High school graduate/GED | 31(77.5%) |
| Medicaid/care or Ryan White insurance | 26(65.0%) |
| HIV specific | |
| Months since first seropositive test | 44.5(54.9) |
| Total months on HAART | 5.7(6.0) |
| Months between nadir CD4+ T-cell count and baseline CD4+ T-cell count | 8.7(13.4) |
| Immune/Inflammatory variables | |
| CD+ T-cell count (cells/µl) | 348.5(191.9) |
| Nadir CD4+ T-cell count (cells/µl) | 210.1(140.3) |
| HIV RNA viral load (copies/mL) | 32643(69158) |
| HIV RNA “undetectable” (≤50 copies/mL) | 10 (25%) |
| Clinical periodontal disease measures | |
| PPD ≥5.0 mm (% teeth) | 33.5(23.4) |
| REC >0 mm (% teeth) | 47.1(31.8) |
| CAL ≥4 mm (% teeth) | 46.5(32.4) |
| BOP on ≥4 sites/tooth (% teeth) | 40.9(24.7) |
GED, general educational development; BMI, Body Mass Index; PPD, periodontal probing depth; REC, gingival
recession; CAL, clinical attachment level; BOP, bleeding on probing.