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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample according to common risk factors associated to periodontitis

From: Positive correlational shift between crevicular antimicrobial peptide LL-37, pain and periodontal status following non-surgical periodontal therapy. A pilot study

 

Healthy

Stage I-II

Stage III-IV

 

women

men

sum

women

men

sum

women

men

sum

age (y)

(mean (SD))

29.29

(7.41)

34.13

(16.25)

31.87

(12.72)

56.63

(10.99)

51.57

(18.12)

54.27

(14.42)++++

52.33

(9.59)

51.33

(14.11)

51.93

(11.13)+++

Diabetes (n)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

Smoker (n)

0

1

1

2

0

2

0

3

3

  1. Data are expressed as mean (SD). +p < 0.05, +++p < 0.001, ++++p < 0.0001 vs. healthy individuals. One-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s multiple comparisons test
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