TABLE 2
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Distribution of oral varables in subjects with and without coronary heart disease. |
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Oral variable |
Dentate subjects |
Edentulous subjects |
All subjects |
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CHD status |
CHD status |
CHD status |
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No (n=112) |
Yes (n=95) |
No (n=53) |
Yes (n=60) |
No (n=165) |
Yes (n=155) |
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| No. of teeth |
20.2 (6.7)* |
17.2 (7.7)*^ |
0 |
0 |
13.7 (11)* |
10.5 (10.3)*^ |
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P=.007**** |
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P=.01 |
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Zero |
NA*** |
NA*** |
100 % |
100 % |
32 % |
39 % |
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1 to 14 |
19 % |
36 % |
NA*** |
NA*** |
13 % |
22 % |
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More than 14 |
81 % |
64 % |
NA*** |
NA*** |
55 % |
39 % |
| Presence of dentures | ||||||
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Any type |
52 % |
57 % |
92 % |
83 % |
65 % |
67 % |
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Full |
17 % |
32 % |
92 % |
83 % |
42 % |
52 % |
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Streptococcus sanguis (log10/mL saliva) |
4.0 (2.8)* |
2.9 (3.0)*^ |
2.1 (2.9)* |
1.2 (2.4)* |
3.4 (3.0)* |
2.2 (2.9)*^ |
| Mouth compliant | ||||||
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Dry while eating |
11 % |
13 % |
11 % |
8 % |
11 % |
11 % |
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Dry any time |
65 % |
81 % **** |
68 % |
78 % |
66 % |
80 % **** |
| * Data are mean (plus or minus standard deviation). | ||||||
| ^ Value is significantly different from corresponding "no" value with P less than .05 (Wilcoxon test). | ||||||
| *** NA: not applicable. | ||||||
| **** Nonparametric values are significantly different with P less than .05 using X2 or Fisher's Exact Test. | ||||||