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Table 1 Demographic analysis of salivary samples

From: A molecular survey of S. mutans and P. gingivalis oral microbial burden in human saliva using Relative Endpoint Polymerase Chain Reaction (RE-PCR) within the population of a Nevada dental school revealed disparities among minorities

Variables

Orthodontic clinic

Saliva samples

Statistical analysis

Gender

Female

n = 376 (61.3%)

n = 34 (60.1%)

χ2 = 0.008, d.f. =1

Male

n = 237 (38.7%)

n = 22 (39.2%)

p = 0.9271

Race

White

n = 215 (35.1%)

n = 20 (35.7%)

χ2 = 0.009, d.f. = 1

Non-White

n = 398 (64.9%)

n = 36 (64.3%)

p = 0.9234

Hispanic

n = 331 (53.9%)

n = 30 (55.5%)

 

Black

n = 59 (9.8%)

n = 5 (8.9%)

 

Asian/Other

n = 8 (1.3%)

n = 1 (1.8%)

 

Age

<18

n = 426 (34.7%)

n = 0 (0.0%)

χ2 = 29.142, d.f. = 1

18 - 64 years

n = 800 (65.3%)

n = 56 (100.0%)

p < 0.0001

18-24

n = 159 (19.9%)

n = 13 (23.2%)

 

25-34

n = 283 (35.4%)

n = 23 (41.1%)

 

35-44

n = 257 (32.1%)

n = 17 (30.4%)

 

45-54

n = 101 (12.5%)

n = 3 (5.4%)

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