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

Table 4

Comparison of age, clinical variables, and presence of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis according to grades in periodontitis group.

	Grade B, N = 45	Grade C, N = 23	value
Age (years) (mean ± SD)	20.00 ± 2.13	20.65 ± 2.63	0.275 ^(a)
Periodontal probing (PP) (mm)	2.48 [2.32–2.69]	2.66 [2.45–3.44]	0.002 ^(b)
Pocket depth> 3 mm	4.33 [4.19–4.50]	5.00 [4.44–5.29]	<0.001 ^(b)
Clinical attachment loss CAL (mm) ≥ 2 mm	2.00 [2.00–2.46]	3.86 [2.60–5.00]	<0.001 ^(b)
Presence of Candida albicans	17 (68%)	08 (32%)	0.809 ^(c)
Presence of Candida dubliniensis	4 (67%)	2 (33%)	0.979 ^(c)

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