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. 2019 Oct-Dec;10(4):637–642. doi: 10.4103/ccd.ccd_84_19

Table 2.

Frequency of periodontopathogenic bacterial species detection in examined patients’ subgingival biofilm, n (%)

Bacterial species Groups (%) χ2 ɳ P

AMI AP CP without CVD
Prevotella intermedia 2 (13.0) 1 (6.7) 8 (53.0) 10.3 2 0.006
Tannerella forsythia 12 (80.0) 11 (73.0) 13 (87.0) 2.13 2 0.345
Treponema denticola 10 (67.0) 5 (33.0) 7 (47.0) 3.38 2 0.185
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans 3 (20.0) 1 (6.7) 4 (27.0) 2.13 2 0.345
Porphyromonas gingivalis 10 (67.0) 9 (60.0) 5 (33.0) 7.2 2 0.027

AMI: Acute myocardial infarction; ɳ: Number of degrees of freedom; P: Significance level; CVD: Cardiovascular disease; CP: Chronic periodontitis; AP: Angina pectoris