Research Article

Oxidative Stress Parameters in Saliva and Its Association with Periodontal Disease and Types of Bacteria

Table 5

Predictive models of oxidative stress parameters.

Dependent variablePredictive variablesCoef.
no Std.
Coef.
tipif.
SigExcluded variables

8-OHdG 
Constant1.500.00Gender male, smoker, and age
Periodontal disease1.890.450.00
P. gingivalis fimA II1.030.220.00
P. gingivalis fimA Ib2.670.310.00
A. actinomycetemcomitans 1.230.230.00
T. forsythia 0.560.140.00
T. denticola 1.270.280.00

GPx 
Constant72.530.00Gender male, smoker, and age
Enf. periodontal11.600.470.00
T. forsythia 4.530.180.00
P. gingivalis fimA II5.700.210.00
T. denticola 6.870.260.00
A. actinomycetemcomitans 5.400.180.00
P. gingivalis fimA Ib7.460.150.01

SOD 
Constant3.300.00Smoker, TF, and age
Periodontal disease1.340.990.00
T. denticola −0.68−0.470.00
P. gingivalis fimA Ib−1.20−0.420.00
A. actinomycetemcomitans −0.41−0.240.00
P. gingivalis fimA II−0.23−0.150.01
Gender male0.16−0.120.03

MDA 
Constant3.510.00Gender male, Aa, age, and PD
T. denticola 3.140.570.00
T. forsythia 1.320.260.00
P. gingivalis fimA II1.120.190.01
P. gingivalis fimA Ib2.280.210.01
Smoker−0.45−0.150.04