Table 2.

Periodontal Disease Severity for HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative by Demographic, Smoking and Level of Methamphetamine Use.

	HIV-Positive							HIV-Negative
Variables	Attachment Loss (AL)							Attachment Loss (AL)
	n	millimeter		AL ≥ 4 mm.		AL ≥ 6 mm.		n	millimeter		AL ≥ 4 mm.		AL ≥ 6 mm.
		mean	SE	%	SE	%	SE		mean	SE	%	SE	%	SE
Age
<30 years	4	2.05	0.38	75.0%	25.0%	25.0%	25.0%	44	1.52	0.08	59.1%	7.5%	11.4%	4.8%
≥ 30 years	136	2.60	0.08	89.7%	2.6%	51.5%	4.3%	362	2.79	0.06	90.9%	1.5%	52.5%	2.6%
Sex
Male	133	2.57	0.08	88.7%	2.8%	49.0%	2.4%	308	2.65	0.06	89.0%	1.8%	48.7%	2.9%
Female	7	2.85	0.31	100%	0%	71.4%	18.4%	98	2.69	0.15	82.7%	3.8%	45.9%	5.1%
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic	53	2.34	0.10	88.7%	4.4%	49.1%	6.9%	121	2.38	0.09	85.1%	3.2%	35.5%	4.4%
Non-Hispanic Black	55	2.77	0.12	94.5%	3.1%	56.4%	6.7%	178	2.82	0.09	90.4%	2.2%	57.3%	3.7%
Non-Hispanic White	20	2.53	0.28	70.0%	10.5%	30.0%	10.5%	82	2.71	0.14	87.8%	3.6%	47.6%	5.5%
Other	12	2.86	0.20	100%	0%	66.7%	14.2%	25	2.72	0.32	76.0%	8.7%	44.0%	10.1%
Education
< High School	41	2.53	0.13	87.8%	5.2%	61.0%	7.7%	118	2.77	0.12	93.2%	2.3%	53.4%	4.6%
High School	55	2.47	0.11	89.1%	4.2%	38.2%	6.6%	139	2.76	0.11	87.1%	2.9%	50.4%	4.3%
> High School	44	2.78	0.16	90.9%	4.4%	56.8%	7.6%	149	2.48	0.09	83.2%	3.1%	41.6%	4.1%
Smoking History
Current smoker	86	2.81	0.10	87.2%	3.6%	58.1%	5.4%	286	2.78	0.07	89.2%	1.8%	53.1%	3.0%
Former smoker	20	2.12	0.13	95.0%	5.0%	35.0%	10.9%	32	2.39	0.17	84.4%	6.5%	40.6%	8.8%
Never smoked	34	2.82	0.13	91.2%	4.9%	41.2%	8.6%	88	2.36	0.13	83.0%	4.0%	34.1%	5.1%
Methamphetamine Use
Light	64	2.46	0.12	84.4%	4.6%	39.1%	6.1%	178	2.63	0.09	83.7%	2.8%	41.0%	3.7%
Medium / High	76	2.69	0.10	93.4%	2.9%	60.5%	5.6%	228	2.68	0.08	90.4%	2.0%	53.5%	3.3%
Total	140	2.58	0.08	89.3%	2.6%	50.7%	4.2%	406	2.66	0.06	87.4%	1.6%	48.0%	2.5%