Table 1 Participant characteristics (N = 70).

From: The impact of vaping behavior on functional changes within the subgingival microbiome

Characteristic

Vaper, 1 n = 48

Non-vaper, 1 n = 22

p-value2,3,4

CPITN Score

  

0.142

0

0

1 (4.5)

 

1–2

6 (12.5)

5 (22.7)

 

3–4

42 (87.5)

15 (68.2)

 

Missing

0

1 (4.5)

 

Sex

  

0.53

Female

32 (66.7)

13 (59.1)

 

Male

16 (33.3)

9 (40.9)

 

Mean age (years)

29.0 (4.5)

28.5 (5.4)

0.82

Race

  

0.0024

African-American/Black

21 (43.8)

8 (36.4)

 

Asian

1 (2.1)

6 (27.3)

 

Caucasian/white

21 (43.8)

5 (22.7)

 

Hispanic

1 (2.1)

2 (9.1)

 

LatinX

0

1 (4.5)

 

Other

4 (8.3)

0

 

Mean sugar intake (tsps/day)

5.73 (4.30)

5.12 (4.53)

0.32

  1. 1n (%); Mean (SD); 2Wilcoxon rank sum test; 3Pearson’s Chi-squared test; 4Fisher’s exact test.