Table 3.
Associations between Epstein–Barr virus‐1 and human cytomegalovirus and periodontopathic bacteria*
Virus | Bacteria or disease | Odds ratio | P‐value |
---|---|---|---|
Epstein–Barr virus‐1 | Periodontitis severity | 5.1 | 0.05 |
P. gingivalis | 3.4 | 0.01 | |
P. gingivalis + P. intermedia | 4.4 | 0.005 | |
P. gingivalis + T. denticola | 4.2 | 0.004 | |
P. gingivalis + T. forsythia | 3.8 | 0.006 | |
P. gingivalis + P. nigrescens | 2.7 | 0.05 | |
P. gingivalis + T. forsythia + T. denticola | 4.1 | 0.005 | |
P. gingivalis + P. nigrescens + T. denticola | 3.3 | 0.03 | |
Cytomegalovirus | Periodontitis severity | 4.7 | 0.03 |
P. gingivalis + P. nigrescens | 3.2 | 0.01 | |
P. gingivalis + P. nigrescens + T. denticola | 2.6 | 0.05 | |
P. gingivalis + T. forsythia + P. nigrescens | 3.2 | 0.01 |
*Adapted from Contreras et al. (31).