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. 2018 Dec 10;2018:2478408. doi: 10.1155/2018/2478408

Table 3.

Effect of oral levels of Candida on fever, adjusted by oral care and number of functional teeth.

Model 3
Coefficient 95% CI P value
Lower Upper
Intercept −0.125 −0.499 0.249 0.504
Oral care Reference
+ 0.640 0.047 1.233 0.035
Number of functional teeth 0.041 0.001 0.081 0.045
Interaction with number of functional teeth
Oral care Reference
+ −0.049 −0.100 0.002 0.059
Oral levels of Candida
<750 cfu Reference
≥750 cfu 0.599 0.121 1.077 0.015

The cutoff point was set by describing ROC curves. Oral levels of Candida higher than 750 cfu were a risk factor for fever.