Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients
Characteristic | Non-infected | Infected ICD | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age - yr | 63.5 ± 19.3 | 73.3 ± 11.6 | 0.109 |
Male sex - no. (%) | 15 (65) | 15 (65) | |
Hypertonic - no. (%) | 9 (39) | 11 (49) | |
Diabetes - no. (%) | 2 (8.7) | 1 (5) | |
Current smoking - no. (%) | 8 (34.8) | 6 (26) | |
Immunesupressive medication - no. (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Lead infection – no. | 18 | ||
and/or pocket infection – no. | 14 | ||
and/or bacteremia – no. | 5 | ||
and/or endocarditis – no. | 1 | ||
BOP - % (min-max) | 30 (0–62) | 23 (0–68) | 0.914 |
PI - mean (min-max) | 1.19 (0.16-2.66) | 1.35 (0.75-3.0) | 0.004 |
PPD - mm (min-max) | 4.20 (1.55-9.09) | 3.11 (2.78-6.37) | 0.588 |
Number of teeth - no. (min-max) | 17.4 (0–31) | 11.2 (0–27) | 0.114 |
ICD for - years | 7.5 (4–9) | 2.7 (0–9) | 0.006 |