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Table 4 Positive rate of bacteria 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

59%

80%

0.0581

A. actinomycetemcomitans

18%

18%

0.9473

P. intermedia

9%

35%

0.0105*

(B) 81–90 year-old patients

P. gingivalis

78%

100%

0.0713

A. actinomycetemcomitans

11%

20%

0.5921

P. intermedia

11%

40%

0.1415

  1. *p < 0.05 between the groups