Research Article
Oral Candidal Load and Oral Health Status in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients: A Case-Cohort Study
Table 1
Demographics of COPD and control subjects.
| Variables | COPD () | Control () |
| Age (years) | 58.7 (26-80) | 41.66 (17-66) | Gender | Male | 106 | 65 | Female | 06 | 34 | Education status | Illiterate | 21 | 01 | Primary | 53 | 07 | High school | 30 | 32 | Preuniversity | 03 | 04 | University | 00 | 06 | Diploma | 00 | 05 | Occupation | Unemployed | 08 | 12 | Labour | 59 | 20 | Agriculture | 23 | 01 | Service | 07 | 40 | Business | 08 | 10 | Gastroesophageal reflux | Yes | 42 | 03 | No | 72 | 97 | Dry mouth | Yes | 64 | 07 | No | 48 | 93 |
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