Table 1 Demographic data and patient-reported health characteristics
From: Oral health and plaque microbial profile in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
|  | Healthy Controls (N = 11) | Dental Cases (N = 62) | JIA Cases (N = 85) | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
aAge (yrs.), mean (SD) | 14.0 (2.4) | 15.1 (2.3) | 14.0 (2.2) | 0.01 |
aFemale Gender, n (%) | 2 (18.2%) | 39 (62.9%) | 69 (81.2%) | < 0.001 |
aCaucasian race, n (%) | 11 (100.0%) | 33 (54.1%) | 65 (78.3%) | 0.03 |
aHousehold income >$100,000, n (%) | 9 (81.8%) | 6 (10.3%) | 24 (30.8%) | <  0.001 |
aParental Education >college, n (%) | 8 (72.7%) | 5 (8.3%) | 18 (22.2%) | < 0.001 |
Braces, n (%) | 1 (9.1%) | 24 (38.7%) | 20 (23.8%) | 0.06 |
Gums bleed, n (%) | 8 (72.7%) | 26 (41.9%) | 38 (45.2%) | 0.19 |
Jaw pain, n (%) | 2 (18.2%) | 19 (30.6%) | 33 (39.3%) | 0.30 |
Tooth pain, n (%) | 4 (36.4%) | 22 (35.5%) | 22 (26.2%) | 0.41 |
Mouth breather, n (%) | 2 (18.2%) | 18 (29.0%) | 29 (34.5%) | 0.57 |
Patient smoking | ||||
 aEver smoked, n (%) | 0 (0.0%) | 9 (14.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | <  0.01 |
 Smoke currently, n (%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (6.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.06 |
 bChronic smoker, n (%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (3.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.29 |
Household smoking | ||||
 aSmoke currently, n (%) | 0 (0.0%) | 20 (32.2%) | 11 (12.9%) | < 0.01 |
 bChronic smoker, n (%) | 3 (27.3%) | 29 (46.8%) | 30 (35.3%) | 0.27 |