Oral candidiasis and potential risk factors among disabled and non-disabled in Al-Baha region, Saudi Arabia

Table 2 Candida’s density and potential risk factors, n = 57

Variable		n (%)	Colony forming units per milliliter, mean ± SD	P value
Disability status	Disabled	31 (54)	699 ± 2228	0.330
	Non-disabled	26 (46)	393 ± 1368
Sex	Male	40 (69)	611 ± 2099	0.290
	Female	17 (31)	431 ± 924
Age in years	25 to 39	34 (60)	1493 ± 3356	0.220
	40 to 49	14 (24)	841 ± 1378
	50 to 62	9 (16)	454 ± 596
Level of education	High school or less	21 (37)	1197 ± 3059	0.190
	Bachelor’s degree	23 (40)	304 ± 446
	Master’s degree	9 (16)	424 ± 311
	PhD degree	4 (7)	394 ± 931
Smoking	Yes	16 (28)	4146 ± 5278	0.001a
	No	41 (72)	342 ± 701
Diabetes mellitus	Yes	8 (14)	4581 ± 5541	0.001a
	No	49 (86)	382 ± 733
Hypertension	Yes	4 (7)	1413 ± 2464	0.180
	No	53 (93)	477 ± 1837
Antibiotics/antifungals intake	Yes	2 (4)	195 ± 299	0.210
	No	55 (96)	678 ± 2084

^aP < 0.05.