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Table 2 Relationship between periodontitis and salivary screening results, stratified by sex

From: Use of serum albumin levels and salivary biomarkers in assessing periodontal disease: a community hospital perspective

 

Total

Female

Male

 

Coefficient 95% CI

P value

Coefficient 95% CI

P value

Coefficient 95% CI

P value

Age

0.05(0.02,0.09)

0.002**

0.07(0.03, 0.12)

0.003**

0.01(-0.04, 0.06)

0.72

Sex

 Female

Ref

 Male

0.26(-0.42, 0.94)

0.46

    

Smoking

 No

Ref

 Yes

0.30(-1.28, 1.84)

0.70

    

 Ever, but quit

0.46(-0.78, 1.74)

0.47

    

Hypertension

 No

Ref

 Yes

-0.27(-1.13, 0.60)

0.54

-0.17(-1.46, 1.16)

0.79

-0.10(-1.36, 1.21)

0.88

DM

 No

Ref

 Yes

-1.11(-1.84, -0.40)

0.003**

-1.14(-2.17, -0.17)

0.02*

-0.80(-1.97, 0.32)

0.16

Hyperlipidemia

 No

Ref

 Yes

0.44(-0.22, 1.12)

0.20

0.21(-0.66, 1.09)

0.64

0.74(-0.39, 1.96)

0.21

Albumin

-1.95(-3.67, -0.29)

0.02*

-0.13(-2.43, 2.20)

0.91

-5.02(-8.25, -2.21)

0.001 **

Cariogenic bacteria

0.005(-0.01, 0.02)

0.55

0.003(-0.02, 0.03)

0.82

0.01(-0.02, 0.03)

0.63

Acidity

-0.01(-0.03, 0.01)

0.24

-0.01(-0.03, 0.02)

0.53

-0.01(-0.03, 0.02)

0.63

Buffer capacity

-0.02(-0.05, 0.01)

0.20

-0.03(-0.07, 0.02)

0.24

-0.001(-0.05, 0.05)

0.95

Ammonia

0.01(-0.01, 0.03)

0.27

0.02(-0.01, 0.04)

0.21

-0.005(-0.04, 0.03)

0.78

Blood

0.02(0.001, 0.03)

0.04*

0.03(0.01, 0.05)

0.02*

-0.003(-0.03, 0.02)

0.79

Leukocyte

0.001(-0.01, 0.01)

0.84

0.001(-0.02, 0.02)

0.95

-0.002(-0.02, 0.02)

0.83

Protein

-0.01(-0.03, 0.01)

0.48

-0.01(-0.05, 0.02)

0.49

0.002(-0.03, 0.04)

0.92

  1. Abbreviation: CI confidence interval; *:P value < 0.05, **:P value < 0.01