Table 3.
Meaningful factors generated by Common Factor Analysis and bacterial species resulting strongly directly or inversely associated with each dimension (i.e. factor loading assessed with Pearson’s correlation coefficients between bacterial species and dimension ≥0.33).
| Factor | Accounted Variance (%) | Bacterial species associated with dimension | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Directly | Inversely | ||
| 1 | 13.2 | E.nodatum, P.intermedia, P.nigrescens | S.aureus, T.forsythia, P.gingivalis |
| 2 | 10.4 | A.israelii, T.denticola, T.socranskii | |
| 3 | 7.2 | C.rectus, S.noxia | |
| 4 | 7.0 | A.oris, N.mucosa | |
| 5 | 7.1 | E.suburreum, F.nucleatum subsp vincentii | |
| 6 | 6.4 | C.gracilis, S.anginosus | |
| 7 | 6.5 | A.odontolyticus, C.gingivalis | |
| 8 | 8.7 | P.gingivalis, T.forsythia, F.periodonticum | A.actinomycetemcomitans |
| 9 | 6.9 | S.intermedius, P.melaninogenica, S.constellatus | |
| 10 | 4.7 | G.morbillorum | L.buccalis |
| 11 | 4.3 | P.micra, F.nucleatum subsp. polymorphum | V.parvula |
| 12 | 4.8 | E.corrodens, S.sputigena | S.sanguinis |
| 13 | 4.1 | A.gerencseriae, A.naeslundii | S.gordonii |
| 14 | 4.1 | C.showae, C.ochracea | |
| 15 | 4.6 | S.mitis, S.oralis | |