Higher prevalence of @entity2521 in XXXX with refractory arterial @entity101 : a case-control study.

@entity1 @entity6730 @entity101 @entity548 @entity7278 @entity2521
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the association of @entity2521 with refractory arterial @entity101 . STUDY DESIGN: A total of 137 @entity1 were examined. Seventy @entity1 (mean age of 55.2        9.2 years) were included in the case group, while 67 non- @entity101 subjects (mean age of 50.0    7.2) served as a control group. Periodontal clinical examination included plaque index, @entity548 on probing, probing pocket depth and clinical @entity6730 (CAL). @entity1 with at least five sites with CAL >= 6 mm were considered as severe @entity2521 , and with at least 30% of the sites with CAL >= 4   mm generalized @entity7278 . RESULTS: The mean (  s.d.) number and percentage of sites with CAL >= 6   mm were 11 (  14) and 16.6 (  14) in the case group, and 5.7 (  9.5) and 5.8 (  9.7) in the control group (P    <   0.05). The mean (  s.d.) percentage of sites with CAL >= 4   mm was 37 (  29.6) in the case group and 21.2 (  20) in the control group (P    <   0.05). The significant associations with arterial @entity101 were severe @entity7278 (OR   =   4.04, 95% CI: 1.92; 8.49) and generalized @entity7278 (OR   =   2.18, 95% CI: 1.04; 4.56). CONCLUSIONS: Severe and generalized @entity7278 seem to play a role as risk indicators for @entity101 @entity1 .
