Table 3.
Correlation matrices of the oral health parameters and Fn and Pg abundance. Rho coefficients were calculated with Spearman’s method.
| Variable | BMI | PlI | GI | Fn Oral | Fn T | Fn Adj T | Pg Oral | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlI | −0.22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| GI | 0.05 | 0.52 * | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fn oral | 0.29 | −0.14 | 0.15 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fn T | −0.12 | −0.23 | 0.12 | 0.26 | - | - | - | - |
| Fn adj t | 0.10 | −0.22 | 0.12 | 0.38 * | 0.80 *** | - | - | - |
| Pg oral | −0.09 | 0.23 | 0.38 | −0.01 | 0.09 | 0.24 | - | - |
| Age | 0.35 | −0.05 | −0.16 | −0.21 | −0.23 | −0.15 | −0.23 | - |
| N. teeth | 0.05 | 0.14 | −0.33 | −0.15 | −0.20 | 0.05 | 0.36 | 0.11 |
Adj t: Adjacent non-neoplastic tissue, BMI: body mass index, Fn: Fusobacterium nucleatum, GI: gingival index, N.: number, PlI: plaque index, Pg: Porphyromonas gingivalis and T: Tumor tissue. Note: * p < 0.05 and *** p < 0.001.