Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis in Periodontitis in Adolescents and Young Adults
Table 3
Comparison of age, clinical variables, and presence of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis according to stages in periodontitis group.
Subgroup 1: Stage I, N = 27
Subgroup 2: Stage II, N = 33
Subgroup 3: Stage III, N = 8
value
Age (years) (mean ± SD)
19.66 ± 2.33
20.33 ± 2.20
21.62 ± 2.32
0.101 (a)
Periodontal probing (PP) (mm)
2.54 [2.32–2.72]
2.45 [2.36–2.72]
3.90 [2.58–5.73]
0.001 (b)
Pocket depth> 3 mm
4.33 [4.20–4.50]
4.40 [4.25–4.76]
6.00 [4.78–8.37]
<0.001 (b)
Clinical attachment loss CAL (mm) ≥ 2 mm
2.00 [2.00–2.00]
2.88 [2.44–3.50]
6.03 [4.45–7.75]
<0.001(b)
Presence of Candida albicans
11 (44%)
11 (44%)
3 (12%)
0.838 (c)
Presence of Candida dubliniensis
3 (50%)
2 (33%)
1 (17%)
0.732(c)
All clinical variables are expressed as median and quartiles (nonparametric distributions), except gender and age. (a) ANOVA, (b) Kruskal–Wallis, and (c) Chi2.
