Presence of Periodontopathic Bacteria DNA in Atheromatous Plaques from Coronary and Carotid Arteries

Table 1

Characteristics of groups.

Characteristic	Group A (); Patients with coronary artery disease	Group B (); Patients scheduled for carotid endarterectomy	Group C (); Patients edentulous
Age (years)	59.3 (SD = 7.36)	63.9 (SD = 9.31)	65.1 (SD = )
Gender (male/female)	31/1	24/7	23/5
Smoking (current and former smokers who stopped <5 years before entering the study)	15	19	17