Table 3.

Analysis of the association between the PMS of cariogenic dental biofilm and the expression level of virulence genes using multiple linear regression.

Predictor Variables	Coefficients		p-Value	Collinearity Statistics
	Unstandardized Coefficient (B)	Coefficients Standard Error		Tolerance	VIF
gtfB	−1.15	1.2	0.35	0.88	1.14
ldh	−0.19	0.44	0.67	0.49	2.06
brpA	−0.71	0.16	0.65	0.39	2.56
spaP	−16.37	23.1	0.49	0.98	1.02
luxS	−2.45	1.71	0.17	0.96	1.04
gbpB	0.14	0.59	0.82	0.68	1.46