Table 1.
Age, gender, smoking habit and clinical characteristics associated with the periodontal status in the control and perio groups.
| Clinical parameters | Study groups | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Control group (n= 74) | Perio group (n= 73) | P Value | |
| Age (years) | 45.65 (12.37) | 51.12 (10.01) | 0.005 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 31 | 31 | NS |
| Female | 43 | 42 | |
| Smoking habit 1 | |||
| Non-smokers | 61 | 32 | <0.001 |
| Smokers | 13 | 41 | |
| Cigarretes/day (no.) | 8.08 (4.44) | 15.20 (7.94) | 0.001 |
| Months of smoking (no.) | 236.38 (155.91) | 320.78 (109.03) | NS |
| No. of teeth | 26.72 (3.25) | 25.55 (4.00) | NS |
| Full mouth | |||
| BPL (%) | 26.41 (18.66) | 53.08 (26.77) | <0.001 |
| BOP (%) | 15.05 (6.61) | 51.12 (20.07) | <0.001 |
| PPD (mm) | 2.11 (0.27) | 3.49 (0.65) | <0.001 |
| CAL (mm) | 2.36 (0.46) | 4.25 (1.12) | <0.001 |
| Sampled sites | |||
| BOP (%) | 10.11 (10.24) | 66.97 (23.93) | <0.001 |
| PPD (mm) | 2.23 (0.22) | 5.65 (0.89) | <0.001 |
| CAL (mm) | 2.31 (0.27) | 6.05 (1.12) | <0.001 |
Values are means (standard deviations) and number of subjects. BPL = bacterial plaque level; BOP = bleeding on probing; PPD = probing pocket depth; CAL = clinical attachment level; NS = not significant. 1-Patients were defined as smokers if he/she was currently smoking and had been a smoker for at least 8 years) and as non-smokers if he/she had never smoked or quitted smoking longer than 5 years before the sampling.