Table 4.
Relationship of EBV with total and specific bacteria at diseased, healthy and disease progression sites
| Diseased Sites n=726 | Healthy Sites n=728 | DP Sites n=78 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBV + | EBV − | p-valuea | EBV + | EBV − | p-valuea | EBV + | EBV − | p-valuea | ||
| Total bacteria | Mean | 3.73 X 107 | 2.59 X 107 | 0.12 | 3.18 X 106 | 2.23 X 106 | 0.29 | 1.51 X 107 | 1.22 X 107 | 0.47 |
| SD | 7.68 X 107 | 3.47 X 107 | 8.36 X 106 | 5.48 X 106 | 1.42 X 107 | 1.93 X 107 | ||||
| Pg % | Mean | 6.37% | 6.69% | 0.76 | 3.43% | 2.74% | 0.45 | 8.89% | 9.92% | 0.67 |
| SD | 7.17% | 8.40% | 8.86% | 5.04% | 9.80% | 10.81% | ||||
| Td % | Mean | 2.56%* | 1.71% | 0.02 | 0.61% | 0.71% | 0.73 | 2.92% | 3.18% | 0.77 |
| SD | 3.41% | 2.27% | 2.05% | 2.29% | 4.19% | 3.45% | ||||
| Tf % | Mean | 3.47% | 3.46% | 0.97 | 1.66% | 1.73% | 0.90 | 6.92% | 6.38% | 0.71 |
| SD | 3.28% | 4.04% | 3.08% | 4.41% | 6.02% | 6.28% | ||||
a
p-values refer to within groups comparisons as determined by T-test
Pg: P. gingivalis; Tf: T. forsythia; Td: T. denticola