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Table 3 Bacterial counts in saliva

From: Detrimental effects of specific Periodontopathic bacterial infection on tachyarrhythmia compared to Bradyarrhythmia

 

Bradyarrhythmia

Tachyarrhythmia

P

(A) 71–80 year-old patients

  P. gingivalis

5.5 × 103 (0, 4.8 × 105)

1.4 × 105 (3.0 × 102, 3.7 × 106)

0.1118

  A. actinomycetemcomitans

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

0.8187

  P. intermedia

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 8.4 × 102)

0.0193*

(B) 81–90 year-old patients

  P. gingivalis

6.7 × 102 (1.4 × 102, 4.1 × 104)

6.8 × 106 (3.7 × 104, 2.3 × 107)

0.0062*

  A. actinomycetemcomitans

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 1.1 × 102)

0.5630

  P. intermedia

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 7.0 × 103)

0.1267

  1. Values are shown as median [counts/mL] (first and third quartile)
  2. *p < 0.05 between the groups
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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