Table 2 Characteristics of study participants among healthy and gingivitis groups
From: Salivary macrophage chemokines as potential biomarkers of gingivitis
Participants N = 60 | Healthy (n = 30) | Gingivitis (n = 30) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | n | % | |||
Gender | Male | 3 | 25.0 | 9 | 75.0 | 0.053 |
| Â | Female | 27 | 56.3.0 | 21 | 43.8 | Â |
Age | < 25 | 15 | 50.0 | 17 | 56.7 | 0.482 |
|  | 25–35 | 10 | 33.3 | 11 | 36.7 |  |
|  | > 35 | 5 | 16.7 | 2 | 6.7 |  |
Age, mean (SD) |  | 28.30 ± 7.07 |  | 26.77 ± 6.21 |  | 0.278 |
Education level | Intermediate | 8 | 34.8 | 15 | 65.2 | 0.063 |
| Â | University | 22 | 59.5 | 15 | 40.5 | Â |
Tooth brushing | Twice | 27 | 50.9 | 26 | 49.1 | 0.688 |
| Â | Once | 3 | 42.9 | 4 | 57.1 | Â |
Interdental aid | Daily | 11 | 61.1 | 7 | 38.9 | 0.106 |
| Â | Sometimes | 12 | 37.5 | 20 | 62.5 | Â |
| Â | Never | 7 | 70.0 | 3 | 30.0 | Â |
VPI |  | 49.70 ± 18.68 |  | 60.66 ± 22.54 |  | 0.045* |