Table 3.

Relationship Between Collagen Maturation in CTI and CTWI and MCs’ Degranulation in Periodontitis (n=16) and Control (n=18) Tissues.

≥50% of Immature Collagen Fibers	MCs’ Degranulation		Odds Ratio (95% CI)	p Valuea
CTWI
Control	Yes—n (%)	No—n (%)	2.00 [0.13, 30.16]	0.55
No	3 (75.0)	12 (85.7)
Yes	1 (25.0)	2 (14.3)
Periodontitis
No	4 (66.7)	9 (90)	4.50 [0.31, 65.23]	0.30
Yes	2 (33.3)	1 (10)
CTI
Control	Yes—N (%)	No—N (%)	1.00 [0.11, 9.23]	0.71
No	7 (77.8)	7 (77.8)
Yes	2 (22.2)	2 (22.2)
Periodontitis
No	3 (100)	11 (84.6)	0.79 [0.60, 1.03]	0.65
Yes	0 (0)	2 (15.4)

Abbreviations: CTI, connective tissue with inflammatory cells; CTWI, connective tissue without inflammatory cells; MC, mast cell; CI, confidence interval.

^aChi-square test.