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. 2017 Oct 30;47(5):328–338. doi: 10.5051/jpis.2017.47.5.328

Table 2. Linear regression analysis of factors affecting PISA.

Factors Simple linear analysis Multivariate linear analysis
Coefficient (95% CI) P value Coefficient (95% CI) P value
Gender (female) −0.18 (−0.69, 0.32) 0.47 - -
Age (yr) 0.01 (−0.01, 0.03) 0.42 - -
BMI (kg/m2) 0.06 (0.00, 0.13) 0.05 0.02 (−0.03, 0.23) 0.55
Smoking
No smoker 1.00 N/A - -
Ever smoker 0.07 (−0.46, 0.59) 0.79 - -
Current smoker 0.47 (−0.04, 0.98) 0.07 - -
Current smoking quantity 0.04 (0.01, 0.08) 0.03 0.03 (0.00, 0.06) 0.03
Periodontal disease
Mild 1.00 N/A 1.00 N/A
Moderate 0.78 (0.39, 1.17) <0.01 0.49 (0.15, 0.83) <0.01
Severe 1.20 (0.70, 1.70) <0.01 0.52 (0.01, 1.03) 0.05
Brushing (times per day) −0.39 (−0.70, 0.08) 0.01 −0.11 (−0.35, 0.14) 0.39
BOP (%) 0.13 (0.11, 0.15) <0.01 - -
PI (%) 0.04 (0.03, 0.06) <0.01 0.03 (0.01, 0.04) <0.01
P. gingivalis DNA detection 0.86 (0.50, 1.21) <0.01 0.31 (−0.10, 0.71) 0.13
Serum P. gingivalis antibody level 0.27 (0.09, 0.46) <0.01 0.05 (−0.12, 0.23) 0.55

PISA: periodontal inflamed surface area, CI: confidence interval, BMI: body mass index, BOP: bleeding on probing, PI: plaque index, N/A: not applicable, P. gingivalis: Porphyromonas gingivalis.