| Table 1: Demographic features of HIV-positive patients and healthy control subjects | |||
| Feature | HIV-positive patients n = 105 |
Healthy control subjects n = 35 | p value |
| Age, yr | |||
| Mean | 40 | 34 | -- |
| Range | 24-78 | 18-63 | -- |
| Sex, male/female | 95/10 | 30/5 | -- |
| Use of antimicrobials, no. (%) | 27 (26) | 2 (6) | 0.01 |
| Use of antifungals, no. (%) | 10 (10) | 0 (0) | 0.06 |
| Wore dentures, no. (%) | 13 (12) | 5 (14) | 0.77 |
| Smokers, no. (%) | 27 (26) | 12 (34) | 0.38 |
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