Table 1.

Characteristic of patients with aggressive periodontitis.

Parameters	Placebo (n = 40)	LRV (n = 40)	MRV (n = 40)	HRV (n = 40)
Male/female	18/22	19/21	17/23	18/22
Age (years)	26.52 ± 4.56	27.57 ± 5.10	26.30 ± 5.45	25.35 ± 4.40
CAL	5.94 ± 0.40	5.92 ± 0.52	5.88 ± 0.48	5.98 ± 0.50
BI	85.20 ± 8.20	86.52 ± 7.62	84.85 ± 8.08	86.85 ± 7.80
OHI-S	4.15 ± 0.52	4.33 ± 0.65	4.26 ± 0.47	4.28 ± 0.58
PPD	5.74 ± 0.50	5.82 ± 0.62	5.85 ± 0.60	5.80 ± 0.55
BMI (kg/m2)	23.6 ± 2.5	23.2 ± 3.2	24.0 ± 3.0	24.4 ± 3.4
% sites > 4 mm	20.21 ± 6.20	21.62 ± 7.12	20.88 ± 6.64	21.52 ± 7.08
% sites > 7 mm	5.25 ± 1.05	5.40 ± 1.16	5.38 ± 1.20	5.45 ± 1.30
% Bleeding	17.30 ± 5.62	17.12 ± 4.85	16.86 ± 5.10	17.24 ± 5.20
% Plaque	42.17 ± 5.52	40.95 ± 5.42	41.65 ± 6.06	41.89 ± 6.18
Systemic endotoxin	2.85 ± 0.60	2.92 ± 0.64	2.80 ± 0.57	2.80 ± 0.50

Data are expressed as mean ± SD and analyzed using ANOVA with Dunn's multiple comparisons.

BI = bleeding index, BMI = body mass index, CAL = clinical attachment level, HRV = high dose RV, LRV = low dose RV, MRV = middle dose RV, OHI-S = oral hygiene index-simplified, PPD = probing pocket depth,