Identification of Subgingival Periodontal Pathogens and Association with the Severity of Periodontitis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Clinical characteristics of the study group according to presence or absence of periodontal disease.

Parameter	With PD ()	Without PD ()	^*
Age (years)	49.2 ± 16.6	40.8 ± 13.8	0.02
Sex (% males)	48%	29%	0.13
BMI	23.6 ± 3.4	22.1 ± 6.4	0.3
Creatinine (mg/dL)	2.7 ± 1.1	2.5 ± 1.6	0.5
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m^2)	27 ± 10.4	31.8 ± 11	0.04
Hb (g/dL)	10.7 ± 2.1	11.2 ± 1.3	0.2
Serum albumin (g/dL)	3.7 ± 0.6	3.6 ± 0.6	0.5

^*Patients with PD versus without PD.
eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; Hb: haemoglobin; PD: periodontal disease.