Research Article
The Prevalence and Severity of Tooth Wear in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Table 1
Characteristics of the study population (
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| Characteristics | (%) |
| Sex | Male | 61 (34.1) | Female | 118 (65.9) |
| Age (years) | 35–44 | 13 (7.3) | 45–54 | 51 (28.5) | 55–64 | 90 (50.3) | 65–74 | 25 (14.0) | Mean ± SD | 56.5 7.8 |
| Duration of having diabetes | Less than 1 yr | 30 (16.8) | 1–5 yrs | 70 (39.1) | More than 5 yrs | 79 (44.1) | Mean ± SD | 6.5 6.3 |
| Fast blood sugar (FBS) | Controlled | 17 (9.5) | Uncontrolled | 162 (90.5) |
| Complication from diabetes | | No complication | 127 (70.9) | At least one complication | 52 (29.1) |
| Type of complication () | Diabetic retinopathy | 7 (13.5) | Diabetic nephropathy | 42 (80.8) | Peripheral vascular disease | 6 (11.5) | Coronary vascular disease (remarks: four patients had two complications) | 1 (2.0) |
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