Table 4.
The Detected Bacteria and Antibody Levels in the Edentulous Patients.
Group | DM | Non-DM | p |
---|---|---|---|
P. gingivalis count [counts/mL] | 8.3×102 (1.2×102, 4.7×103) | 2.7×102 (0, 3.4×102) | 0.0928 |
A. actinomycetemcomitans count [counts/mL] | 0 (0, 6.1×102) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.4198 |
P. intermedia count [counts/mL] | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 1.0000 |
P. gingivalis antibody [Units/mL] | 133 (40, 321) | 54 (37, 142) | 0.2545 |
A. actinomycetem comitans antibody [Units/mL] | 45 (20, 136) | 36 (27, 60) | 0.5949 |
P. intermedia antibody [Units/mL] | 277 (155, 686) | 385 (282, 629) | 0.3233 |
Data was presented as median with 25 and 75 percentiles. DM: diabetes mellitus, P.gingivalis: Porphyromonas gingivalis, A. actinomy cetemcomitans: Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, P. intermedia: Prevotella intermedia