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World J Methodol. Sep 20, 2026; 16(3): 121596
Published online Sep 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i3.121596
Published online Sep 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i3.121596
Table 5 Comparisons between subjects without and with periodontitis, n (%) in the subjects matched for age and sex
| Subjects without periodontitis (n = 30) | Subjects with periodontitis (n = 30) | P value | |
| Gender female | 20 (66.7) | 20 (66.7) | 0.99 |
| Age (years) - median (P25-P75) | 52 (44-61) | 51 (46-58) | 0.83 |
| Arterial hypertension | 4 (13.3) | 5 (16.7) | 0.99 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 0 | 1 (3.3) | 0.99 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 2 (6.7) | 0 | 0.49 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 0 | 0 | 0.99 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 0 | 1 (3.3) | 0.99 |
| Metrotexate for rheumatoid arthritis | 0 | 0 | 0.99 |
| Immunosupressive therapy | 0 | 0 | 0.99 |
| Radiotherapy | 0 | 0 | 0.99 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) - median (P25-P75) | 24.6 (23.3-27.1) | 24.9 (23.0-27.9) | 0.91 |
| Obesity | 4 (13.3) | 5 (16.7) | 0.99 |
| Never smoker | 20 (66.7) | 18 (60.0) | 0.79 |
| Coffee | 28 (93.3) | 25 (83.3) | 0.42 |
| Tea | 4 (13.3) | 3 (10.0) | 0.99 |
| Alcohols | 12 (40.0) | 14 (46.7) | 0.80 |
| Salivary GPx-1 levels (pg/mL) - median (P25-P75) | 1471 (856-2009) | 1092 (297-1399) | 0.002 |
| Salivary GPx-1 levels < 1214 pg/mL | 9 (30.0) | 19 (63.3) | 0.02 |
- Citation: Lorente L, Hernández Marrero E, Abreu-Gonzalez P, Lorente Martín AD, Lorente Martín M, Marrero González MJ, Hernández Marrero C, Hernández Marrero O, Jiménez A, Hernández Padilla CM. Salivary glutathione peroxidase-1 levels in periodontitis. World J Methodol 2026; 16(3): 121596
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5662/wjm.v16.i3.121596