BANA-Positive Plaque Samples Are Associated with Oral Hygiene Practices and Not CD4+ T Cell Counts in HIV-Positive Patients

Table 1

CD4+ T cell counts and clinical indices relative to frequency of BANA.

Variables	BANA						P value
	Positive (𝑁=83)			Negative (𝑁=37)
	Mean (SD)	Median	Minimum–Maximum	Mean (SD)	Median	Minimum–Maximum
CD4+ T cell counts^a	299.07 (157.16)	300	61–859	280.79 (137.6)	256	36–562	0.7075
Plaque index^b	2.64 (0.46)	2.9	1.3–3	2.35 (0.64)	2.5	0.8–3	0.0248
Gingival index^c	2.83 (0.35)	3	1.5–3	2.59 (0.59)	2.9	0.5–3	0.0348
Probing depth^d	5.06 (1.02)	5	2.9–6.8	4.12 (0.76)	4	2.9–5.8	<0.0001
Clinical attachment level^e	5.6 (1.1)	5.9	3–7.3	4.59 (0.83)	4.4	3–6.1	<0.0001

^aNo statistical significance observed between CD4+ T cell counts and BANA test (Wilcoxon rank sum test).
^b,cMarginally statistical significance observed between BANA and plaque and gingival indices (Wilcoxon rank sum test).
^d,e Highly statistical significance observed between BANA and probing depth and clinical attachment level (Wilcoxon rank sum test).