Salivary Distinctiveness and Modifications in Males with Diabetes and Behçet’s Disease
Table 2
Comparison of clinical variables in diabetic group versus controls.
Medical state (level)
CAO(2)
GI(3)
PI(4)
Control 1 (Level 1)
5.17 ± 3.72
0.46 ± 0.12
0.41 ± 0.18
6.96 ± 2.03
TIDM (Level 4)
8.15 ± 4.59
0.74 ± 0.16
0.65 ± 0.26
8.92 ± 2.72
Student’s -test
2.483
0.592
0.611
0.332
Control 2 (Level 2)
6.90 ± 4.73
0.62 ± 0.14
0.57 ± 0.22
7.20 ± 2.12
TIIDM (Level 5)
14.6 ± 8.16
1.38 ± 0.27
1.19 ± 0.46
9.25 ± 3.41
Student’s -test
2.749
0.706
0.735
0.402
Control 3 (Level 3)
7.18 ± 4.01
0.67 ± 0.18
0.63 ± 0.30
7.33 ± 2.15
TIIDM (Level 6)
15.4 ± 8.37
1.76 ± 0.44
1.58 ± 0.83
10.0 ± 3.74
Student’s -test
3.119
0.782
0.806
0.445
: mean ± standard deviation. Statistical significance (). (2)Method developed by Knutson [41]. (3)Method developed by Löe [42]. (4)Method developed by Silness & Löe [43]. (5)Method developed by Flückiger & Mortensen [26].
