Research Article
Associations of Salivary BPIFA1 Protein in Chronic Periodontitis Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Table 2
Characteristics of individuals with (patients) and without (healthy) type 2 diabetes.
| | NDM | T2DM | value | | |
| | Age (in years, mean ± SD) | 53.7 ± 9.2 | 58.0 ± 10.4 | 0.599a | | Nonelderly (<60), % (n) | 68% (30) | 61% (27) | 0.656b | | Elderly (≥60), % (n) | 32% (14) | 39% (17) | | Gender, % (n) | | | | | Males | 75% (33) | 54.5% (24) | 0.073b | | Females | 25% (11) | 45.5% (20) | | FBG (mg/dL, mean ± SD) | 8.37 ± 2.62 | 5.06 ± 0.53 | <0.001a | | Normal FBG (<6.1 mg/dL), % (n) | 95% (42) | 18% (8) | <0.001b | | Elevated FBG (≥6.1 mg/dL), % (n) | 5% (2) | 82% (36) | | BMI (mean ± SD) | 25.85 ± 2.98 | 24.38 ± 2.51 | 0.208a | | Nonobese (BMI ≤ 28), % (n) | 86% (38) | 84% (37) | 1.000b | | Obese (BMI > 28), % (n) | 14% (6) | 16% (7) | | Number of teeth (mean ± SD) | 27.61 ± 1.35 | 27.86 ± 1.63 | 0.389a | | Severity of periodontitis, % (n) | | | | | No periodontitis | 25% (11) | 25% (11) | 1.000b | | Mild | 25% (11) | 25% (11) | | Medium | 25% (11) | 25% (11) | | Severe | 25% (11) | 25% (11) |
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T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus; NDM: nondiabetes mellitus; SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; FBG: fasting blood glucose. aIndependent sample t-test. bChi-squared test.
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