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. 2021 Oct 26;6(6):e00886-21. doi: 10.1128/mSystems.00886-21

TABLE 1.

Clinical characteristics of study participantsa

Site PD (mm) Radiographic bone loss (mm) BOP (% of patients)
Healthy 2.4 ± 0.6† 2.70 ± 1.08† 0
Gingivitis 2.6 ± 0.5* 2.76 ± 1.08* 100
Periodontitis 6.4 ± 1.3*† 5.98 ± 1.78*† 100
a

Values represent means ± standard deviations. The mean age of patients was 61.2 ± 15.3 years. Seven patients were male, and 14 were female. PD, probing depth; BOP, bleeding on probing. *, significant difference between gingivitis and periodontitis sites; †, significant difference between healthy and periodontitis sites.