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Comparison of prevalence of periodontitis among full-term and preterm group
| Periodontitis | Number of patients | χ2 | P | OR | 95% CI | ||
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| Full term, n (%) | Preterm, n (%) | Lower | Upper | ||||
| Present | 3 (4.8) | 21 (29.2) | 13.691 | <0.001* | 1.90 | 1.48 | 2.45 |
| Absent | 60 (95.2) | 51 (70.8) | |||||
*P<0.05-statistically significant. χ2 – Chi-square; n – Number of patients; OR – Odd’s ratio; CI – Confidence interval
