Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis in Periodontitis in Adolescents and Young Adults

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics and the presence of yeast in the nonperiodontitis and periodontitis groups.

	Nonperiodontitis subjects, N = 358 (84%)	Periodontitis subjects, N = 68 (16%)	value
Gender (male/female)	198/160 55%/45%	36/32 53%/47%	0.719^(a)
Age (years) (mean ± SD)	17.81 ± 3.20 [12–24]	20.22 ± 2.31 [14–25]	<0.001^(b)
Plaque index (%)	100 [97–100]	100 [100–100]	0.001^(c)
Bleeding on probing (BOP) (%)	86 [38–100]	100 [100–100 ]	<0.001^(c)
Periodontal probing (FMPP) (mm)	2.17 [1.99–2.34]	2.52 [2.36–2.75]	<0.001^(c)
Clinical attachment loss CAL (mm) ≥ 2 mm	-----	2.38 [2.00–3.42]	---------
Decayed teeth	2 [1–3]	4 [3–5]	<0.001^(c)
Yeast CFU (/mL)	85 [46–123]	197 [123–274]	<0.001^(c)

All clinical variables are expressed as median and quartiles, except gender and age. (a) Chi2; (b) Student’s t; (c) Mann–Whitney.