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Table 2 Comparison of study participants according to periodontal status [number (%)] between the caries free group and the group with caries (D ≠ 0)

From: Dental caries is associated with severe periodontitis in Chilean adults: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Caries free

Caries

p

n

Severity of periodontitis

139 (13.9)

855 (86.0)

 

 No

30 (21.5)

91 (10.6)

*0.001

 Mild

3 (2.1)

15 (1.7)

0.730

 Moderate

77 (55.4)

498 (58.2)

0.579

 Severe

29 (20.8)

251 (29.3)

*0.042

Total periodontitis

109 (78.4)

764 (89.3)

*0.001

  1. Data are presented as numbers (percentages)
  2. *Chi-square test, p < 0.05