Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis in Periodontitis in Adolescents and Young Adults
Table 2
The presence of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis according to sex, age, and clinical variables.
Candida albicans
value
Candida dubliniensis
value
Absence N = 341
Presence N = 85
Absence N = 409
Presence N = 17
Gender (n, %)
Female
154 (45.2%)
38 (44.7%)
0.940(a)
186 (45.5%)
6 (35.3%)
0.408(a)
Male
187 (54.8%)
47 (55.3%)
223 (54.5%)
11 (64.7%)
Age (years) (mean ± SD)
18.26 ± 3.17
17.95 ± 3.34
0.437(b)
18.16 ± 3.20
18.94 ± 3.19
0.328(b)
Periodontal probing (PP) (mm)
2.20 [2.00–2.40]
2.29 [2.09–2.53]
0.004(c)
2.22 [2.01–2.41]
2.28 [2.04–2.48]
0.364(c)
PPD >3 mm pocket depth
4.43 [4.25–5.00]
4.45 [4.20–4.73]
0.720(c)
4.40 [4.24–4.78]
4.50 [4.48–5.50]
0.990(c)
Clinical attachment loss CAL (mm) ≥ 2 mm
2.46 [2.00–3.60]
2.21 [2.00–3.00]
0.481(c)
2.38 [2.00–3.08]
2.78 [2.00–5.07]
0.415(c)
Decayed teeth
2 [1–3]
2 [1–4]
0.004 (c)
2 [1–3]
2 [1–3]
0.701(c)
Presence of periodontitis
43 (63%)
25 (37%)
<0.001(a)
62 (91%)
6 (9%)
0.026(a)
All clinical variables are expressed as median and quartiles (nonparametric distributions), except gender and age. (a) Chi2; (b) Student’s t; (c) Mann–Whitney.
