Table 1.
Multiple comparisons of the characteristics of patients and controls.
| Parameters | BMS (n = 352) | Controls (n = 391) | Statistics | P |
| Age | 55.26 ± 10.51 | 47.11 ± 13.10 | 16.379∗ | <0.001 |
| <50 years | 98 (27.8) | 215 (55.0) | 55.991† | <0.001 |
| ≥50 years | 254 (72.2) | 176 (45.0) | 55.991† | <0.001 |
| Female | 283 (83.2) | 281 (71.8) | 7.370† | 0.007 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.22 ± 3.14 | 23.31 ± 4.08 | 1.574∗ | 0.001 |
| <24 | 199 (56.5) | 192 (49.1) | 4.101† | 0.043 |
| ≥24 | 153 (43.5) | 199 (50.9) | 4.101† | 0.043 |
| Education, >high school | 85 (24.1) | 199 (50.9) | 56.12† | <0.001 |
| Job status in active | 89 (25.3) | 130 (33.2) | 5.650† | 0.017 |
| Hyperglycemia | 38 (10.8) | 28 (7.2) | 3.020† | 0.082 |
| Hypertension | 98 (27.8) | 92 (23.5) | 1.810† | 0.179 |
| History of brain abnormalities | 81 (23.0) | 22 (5.6) | 46.900† | <0.001 |
| History of cervical spondylitis | 207 (58.8) | 226 (57.8) | 0.080† | 0.781 |
| Sleep disorders | 114 (32.4) | 110 (28.1) | 1.590† | 0.207 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.42 ± 0.73 | 1.33 ± 0.86 | 4.290∗ | 0.181 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.89 ± 0.92 | 4.64 ± 0.83 | 9.961∗ | <0.001 |
| <5.7 | 278 (78.9) | 365 (93.4) | 32.855† | <0.001 |
| ≥5.7 | 74 (21.1) | 26 (6.6) | 32.855† | <0.001 |
| Score of anxiety | 47.28 ± 11.03 | 40.39 ± 8.14 | 25.398∗ | <0.001 |
| <50 | 226 (64.2) | 332 (84.9) | 42.471† | <0.001 |
| ≥50 | 126 (35.8) | 59 (15.1) | 42.471† | <0.001 |
| Score of depression | 49.92 ± 13.63 | 41.64 ± 10.30 | 20.256∗ | <0.001 |
| <50 | 187 (53.1) | 323 (82.6) | 74.808† | <0.001 |
| ≥50 | 165 (46.9) | 68 (17.4) | 74.808† | <0.001 |
| FBG (mg/dL) | 5.47 ± 0.78 | 5.29 ± 0.76 | 3.471∗ | 0.001 |
Values are presented as means ± standard deviation or n (%).
∗
t values.
†
χ2values; BMI: Body mass index; BMS: Burning mouth syndrome; FBG: Fasting blood glucose.