Table 7. Association of clinical parameters and quantity of Candida colonization (logCFU/ml) among Candida carriers (N = 25).
| Candida counts (logCFU/ml) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean±SD | P-value | |
| Gender | |||
| • Male | 3 | 2.90±0.39 | 0.181 |
| • Female | 22 | 3.47±0.76 | |
| Xerostomic drug use | |||
| • Yes | 18 | 3.54±0.79 | 0.173 |
| • No | 7 | 3.05±0.50 | |
| Subjective dry mouth symptoms | |||
| • Yes | 20 | 3.55±0.75 | 0.025* |
| • No | 5 | 2.82±0.37 | |
| Objective dry mouth signs | |||
| • Yes | 13 | 3.65±0.87 | 0.182 |
| • No | 12 | 3.14±0.52 | |
| Salivation status | |||
| • Normal | 10 | 3.18±0.46 | 0.36 |
| • Hyposalivation | 15 | 3.55±0.87 | |
| Brushing after meal | |||
| • Yes | 14 | 3.17±0.68 | 0.125 |
| • No | 11 | 3.59±0.77 | |
| Denture use | |||
| • Yes | 8 | 3.81±0.86 | 0.091 |
| • No | 17 | 3.21±0.63 | |
| C. albicans | |||
| • Yes | 19 | 3.47±0.73 | 0.265 |
| • No | 6 | 3.19±0.83 | |
| Non-albicans | |||
| • Yes | 13 | 3.35±0.82 | 0.479 |
| • No | 12 | 3.46±0.70 | |
| Multiple species | |||
| • Yes | 9 | 3.54±0.90 | 0.734 |
| • No | 16 | 3.33±0.66 | |
Mann-Whitney U test
*Statistically significant difference (p<0.05)