Research Article
Increased Micronuclei Frequency in Oral and Lingual Epithelium of Treated Diabetes Mellitus Patients
Table 1
Characteristics of controls subjects and patients with DM1 and DM2.
| | Variable | Controls | SD | DM1 | SD | | DM2 | SD | | | () | () | () |
| | Female (%) | 72.5 | - | 50.0 | | 0.360 | 75.0 | - | 0.360 | | Age (yr) | 51.2 | 12.3 | 42.0 | 9.7 | 0.131 | 57.0 | 13.8 | 0.141 | | Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 26.2 | 3.9 | 24.5 | 3.2 | 1.000 | 32.8 | 12.0 | 0.002 | | Disease duration (yr) | - | - | 9.5 | 6.9 | - | 12.2 | 9.0 | - | | Soda intake (%) | 87.5 | - | 20.0 | - | 0.001 | 47.5 | - | 0.001 | | Brushing (%) | 82.5 | - | 40.0 | - | 0.006 | 72.5 | - | 0.284 | | Dental floss (%) | 27.5 | - | 20.0 | - | 0.629 | 0.0 | - | 0.001 | | Mouth wash (%) | 32.5 | - | 20.0 | - | 0.440 | 5.0 | - | 0.002 | | Employed (%) | 30.0 | - | 50.0 | - | 0.232 | 22.5 | - | 0.446 | | High school (%) | 25.0 | - | 30.0 | - | 0.747 | 10.0 | - | 0.077 |
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Values given as percentage (%) or mean ± standard deviation (sd); , value.
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