Salivary Proteome, Inflammatory, and NETosis Biomarkers in Older Adult Practitioners and Nonpractitioners of Physical Exercise
Table 1
Sociodemographic data and results of oral, systemic, and physical evaluation of the volunteer groups.
Parameters
Practitioners of physical exercise ()
Nonpractitioners of physical exercise ()
Median (IQR)
Median (IQR)
value
Sociodemographics
Age
67.5 (64.75-75)
78 (72.25-86)
0.11
Sex (, %)
0.50
Male
5 (83.3%)
2 (50%)
Female
1 (16.7%)
2 (50%)
Education level (, %)
0.19
<8 years of education
1 (16.7%)
3 (75%)
≥8 years of education
5 (83.3%)
1 (25%)
Oral health
DMF-T
20.5 (14.5-22.5)
28 (28-28)
0.01
Bleeding on probing (%)
1.19% (0%-3.87%)
0% (0%-0%)£
0.57
Suppuration
0
0£
—
Probing depth (mm)
1.04 (1.03-1.34)
1 (1-1)£
0.29
Salivary flow rate
0.5 (0.25-0.82)
0.3 (0.3-0.75)
0.76
Systemic health
Body mass index
27.9 (22.8-28.5)
25 (21.3-27.5)
0.61
SBP/DBP
135/79
120/75
0.48
Cardiovascular risk (, %)
1.00
Ideal/acceptable
2 (33.3%)
2 (50%)
Moderate/high
4 (66.7%)
2 (50%)
Physical activity
GPFI
75.75 (63.75-83.25)
43 (41.5-61)
0.02
IQR: interquartile range; DMF-T: decayed, missing, and filled teeth index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; GPFI: General Physical Fitness Index. £Data pertaining to only one participant as the other three individuals in the NPE group had no natural teeth. Fischer’s exact test for qualitative variables (age, education level, and cardiovascular risk) and Mann–Whitney test for quantitative variables.
