. 2018 Feb 27;22(9):3079–3089. doi: 10.1007/s00784-018-2398-x

Table 5.

Individuals’ serum leukocyte counts and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) binding protein concentrations; median (lower/upper quartile) (LPS: lipopolysaccharide); mean ± standard deviation

Parameters		Chronic periodontitis; ChP (n = 25)	Aggressive periodontitis; AgP (n = 17)	ChP/AgP p
Leukocyte count [nl⁻¹]	Baseline	6.11 ± 1.44	6.46 ± 2.65	0.616
Leukocyte count [nl⁻¹]	12 weeks	5.34 ± 1.40^a	6.11 ± 1.90	0.142
Change baseline to 12 weeks		− 0.77 ± 1.19	− 0.35 ± 1.72	0.398
Change baseline to 12 weeks	60 months	7.73 ± 2.89^b	8.92 ± 4.73	0.361
Change baseline to 60 months		1.62 ± 3.65	2.46 ± 6.05	0.614
Change 12 weeks to 60 months		2.39 ± 3.50	2.81 ± 5.41	0.777
LPS binding protein [μg/ml]	Baseline	28.46 ± 16.45	39.17 ± 13.94	0.029
LPS binding protein [μg/ml]	12 weeks	27.76 ± 13.57	31.45 ± 12.61	0.372
Change baseline to 12 weeks		− 0.70 ± 19.19	− 7.71 ± 15.77	0.206
Change baseline to 12 weeks	60 months	31.15 ± 8.68	31.19 ± 11.29	0.990
Change baseline to 60 months		2.69 ± 17.31	− 7.98 ± 14.83	0.039
Change 12 weeks to 60 months		3.39 ± 13.90	− 0.27 ± 17.58	0.479

Significantly different to baseline: ^a(p < 0.05)

Significantly different to 12 weeks: ^b(p < 0.05)