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Table 5 Distribution of periodontitis according to immunological and virological markers

From: Determinants of periodontitis according to the immunological and virological profiles of HIV-infected patients in Yaoundé, Cameroon

 

Naïve

ART group

PD present

PD absent

Odds ratio

p value

PD present

PD absent

Odds ratio

p value

CD4cells/mm

 < 200

15

7

3.21

0.06

6

14

0.74

0.38

 > 200

8

12

36

62

CD8

 < 300

1

2

0.4

0.43

2

2

1.85

0.45

 > 300

22

17

40

74

CD4/CD8

 < 1

20

18

0.37

0.38

31

66

0.43

0.06

 > 1

3

1

11

10

Viral load log

 > 3log

14

14

1

0.76

5

18

0.45

0.10

 < 3log

1

1

36

58

  1. ART, antiretroviral therapy; PD, periodontitis
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