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Table 1 Correlation between oxidative stress (OS) or total antioxidant capacity (TAC) with bacterial load (SM or LB) among the groups of pregnant and non-pregnant women

From: Oxidative stress levels and oral bacterial milieu in the saliva from pregnant vs. non-pregnant women

Variables	Groups	Pearson r	p-value
ABTS
SM	Pregnant	0.20764	0.2386
LB	Pregnant	0.10593	0.5509
SM	Non-pregnant	0.10082	0.4860
LB	Non-pregnant	0.11193	0.4389
MDA
SM	Pregnant	0.11009	0.5105
LB	Pregnant	0.29464	0.0725
SM	Non-pregnant	0.17653	0.2200
LB	Non-pregnant	0.01280	0.9296

2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline)-6-sulfonic acid diammonium salt (ABTS), Lactobacillus (LB), malondialdehyde (MDA), Streptococcus mutans (SM)

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