Table 1A Patient characteristics and correlations
From: Mucosal-associated invariant T cells and oral microbiome in persistent apical periodontitis
Variable | All patients (n = 41) | 16S copies/µg DNA in AP tissue | |
|---|---|---|---|
P-valuea | Correlation (Spearman r, P) | ||
General | |||
Gender (female/male) | 23 / 18 | 0.186 6 | |
Age (median, range) | 57, 30–84 | r = 0.379, P = 0.017 | |
Smoking (y/n) | 5 / 36 | 0.229 7 | |
Existing root filling (y/n) | 38 / 3 | ||
Objective symptoms (y/n) | 27 / 14 | 0.302 8 | |
Percussion (y/n) | 7 / 33 | 0.631 7 | |
Palpitation (y/n) | 11 / 30 | 0.177 2 | |
Fistula (y/n) | 10 / 31 | 0.006 5 | |
Radiographic progression (y/n/no data) | 12 / 12 / 17 | 0.116 4 | |
Lesion size/mm (median, range) | 5.9, 2–15.4 | r = 0.230, P = 0.159 | |
Lesion growth/mm (median, range) | 1, −0.9–11.1 | r = 0.282, P = 0.229 | |
Antibiotic last 3 months (y/n) | 3 / 38 | 0.901 4 | |
Upper jaw/lower jaw | 33 / 8 | 0.798 1 | |
