Effects of Orally Administered Lactoferrin and Lactoperoxidase-Containing Tablets on Clinical and Bacteriological Profiles in Chronic Periodontitis Patients

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of participants.

Characteristics	Test group	Control group	P-value
Subjects (number)	37	35
Age (mean ± SD years)	52.5±11.8	51.7±11.3	.71
Gender (number of Female/Male)	12/25	15/20	.06
Smoking status			.47
Current smoker (number)	0	0
Former smoker (number)	3	5
Never smoked (number)	34	30
Number of teeth examined*	74	70	.22
Anterior teeth (number)	5	10
Premolar teeth (number)	53	50
Molar teeth (number)	16	10

*Two teeth with chronic periodontitis were examined per subject for clinical, bacteriological and biochemical parameters.
Differences in age and gender between the two groups were assessed by Mann-Whitney 𝑈 test, and those in smoking status and the number of teeth examined between the groups were evaluated by chi-square or Fisher’s exact test, respectively.