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. 2015 Oct 2;10(10):e0139553. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139553

Table 2. Distribution of BOP, PI, PD, and CAL among individuals in the China population according to gender, age group, smoking and menopause.

BOP n (%) PI n (%) PD (x¯±s) mm CAL (x¯±s) mm
+ _ P-value 0 1 2 3 P-value P-value P-value
Gender 0.000 0.000 0.021 0.013
Male 4984 (65.4) 2632 (34.6) 632 (8.3) 1534 (20.1) 1997 (26.2) 3453 (45.3) 3.36±1.16 3.12±1.09
Female 5576 (73.1) 2056(26.9) 1175 (15.4) 1962 (25.7) 2013 (26.4) 2482 (32.5) 3.75±1.79 3.89±1.15
Age group 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
40–45 2148 (53.9) 1836 (46.1) 532 (13.4) 935 (23.5) 1191 (29.9) 1326 (33.3) 2.15±0.67 1.97±0.79
46–50 2536 (66.7) 1264 (33.3) 458 (12.7) 923 (25.6) 932 (25.9) 1287 (35.8) 2.98±1.03 2.32±1.25
51–55 2792 (75.7) 894 (24.3) 421 (12.1) 873 (25.0) 969 (27.8) 1223 (35.1) 3.56±1.24 3.46±1.07
56–59 3084 (81.6) 694 (18.4) 396 (10.5) 765 (20.2) 918 (24.3) 1699 (45.0) 4.95±1.56 4.02±1.53
Smoking 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Yes 4221 (89.0) 521 (11.0) 297 (6.3) 809 (17.1) 1226 (25.9) 2410 (50.8) 4.78±1.23 4.25±1.36
No 763 (26.5) 2111 (73.5) 335 (11.7) 725 (25.2) 771 (26.8) 1043 (36.3) 2.45±0.96 2.56±1.13
Menopause 0.000 0.002 0.013 0.008
Yes 4762 (87.3) 691 (12.7) 834 (15.4) 1375 (25.4) 1392 (25.8) 1802 (33.4) 4.13±1.37 3.57±1.27
No 814 (37.4) 1365 (62.6) 341 (15.6) 587 (26.9) 621 (28.5) 630 (28.9) 1.76±1.52 2.05±0.97

PD: pocket depth, CAL: clinical attachment level, BOP: bleeding on probing, PI: plaque index. (n = number of sites)