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Table 2 Patient characteristics at baseline

From: What is the influence of tonsillectomy on the level of periodontal pathogens on the tongue dorsum and in periodontal pockets

 

Test

Control

p-value

Age [years]a

24.7 ± 7.8

35.3 ± 14.0

0.001

Gender [% male]b

48.0

64.0

0.393

Plaque index [%]a

35.1 ± 10.2

30.6 ± 13.5

0.128

Bleeding on probing [%]a

15.8 ± 7.9

20.9 ± 14.0

0.145

Number of PPD >4mma

0.6 ± 2.1

3.4 ± 8.7

0.004

Smoker [%]b

42

58

0.38

  1. Statistically differences between test and control groups are given in bold characters
  2. aMann-Whitney-U-test
  3. bChi-square-test
  4. PPD periodontal pocket depths
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BMC Oral Health

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