Nigella sativa Oil Mouth Rinse Improves Chemotherapy-Induced Oral Mucositis in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Table 1

Demographic characteristic of the participants.

Parameter	Control n = 25	NS oil n = 27	value
Age (years) (mean ± SD)	37.2 ± 14.4	33.8 ± 13.9	0.38
Age ranges (years), n (%)
<25	5 (20)	9 (33.3)
25–34	8 (32)	9 (33.3)
35–44	5 (20)	2 (7.4)
≥45	7 (28)	7 (26.0)	0.52
Gender, n (%)
Male	11 (44)	16 (59.3)
Female	14 (56)	11 (40.7)	0.27
BMI, n (%)
Normal	11 (44)	13 (48.1)
Overweight	6 (24)	5 (18.5)
Obese	8 (32)	9 (33.3)	0.89
Smoking habit, n (%)
No	18 (72)	21 (77.8)
Yes	7 (28)	6 (22.2)	0.63
Family history, n (%)
Negative	22 (88)	24 (88.9)
Positive	3 (12)	3 (11.1)
Dental status, n (%)
Good	5 (24)	5 (18.5)
Fair	12 (48)	16 (59.3)
Bad	7 (28)	6 (22.2)	0.72
Salivary IL-6 (pg/ml) (mean ± SD)	159.8 ± 57.7	106.7 ± 47.2	0.52
Salivary TNF-α (pg/ml) (mean ± SD)	56.8 ± 24.8	38.3 ± 14.1	0.51

AML, acute myeloid leukemia; BMI, body mass index; NS, Nigella sativa.