Table IV.
Association between P. gingivalis immunohistochemical expression and CXCL2 and TANs in 205 patients.
| CXCL2 | TANs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. gingivalis | Weak, n (%) | Strong, n (%) | P-value | Weak, n (%) | Strong, n (%) | P-value |
| Weak | 69 (80.2) | 17 (19.8) | <0.001a | 57 (66.3) | 29 (33.7) | <0.001a |
| Strong | 30 (25.5) | 89 (74.8) | 38 (31.9) | 81 (68.1) | ||
| Total | 99 (48.3) | 106 (51.7) | 95 (46.3) | 110 (53.7) | ||
a
P<0.05. P-values were determined using χ2 or Fisher's exact tests. CXCL2, C-X-C motif chemokine; TANs, tumor-associated neutrophils; P. gingivalis, Porphyromonas gingivalis.