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. 2023 Dec 15;14(12):1793–1802. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v14.i12.1793

Table 3.

Physical health status

Factor
Total number (n = 300)
Periodontitis group (n = 224)
Non-periodontitis group (n = 76)
t/Z
P value
BMI (kg/m2), median (P25, P75) 24.96 (22.36, 26.81) 24.86 (22.13, 26.65) 25.61 (23.26, 27.23) -1.223 0.221
TG (mmol/L) 1.51 ± 0.28 1.53 ± 0.28 1.44 ± 0.26 -2.678 0.008
    < 1.7 226 (75.33) 163 (72.77) 63 (82.89)
    ≥ 1.7 74 (26.67) 61 (27.23) 13 (17.11)
TC (mmol/L) 4.72 ± 0.77 4.86 ± 0.78 4.33 ± 0.59 -5.361 < 0.001
    < 5.18 212 (70.67) 144 (64.29) 68 (89.47)
    ≥ 5.18 88 (29.33) 80 (35.71) 8 (10.53)
HDL-C (mmol/L) 1.09 ± 0.19 1.08 ± 0.20 1.12 ± 0.15 1.777 0.077
    < 1.04, n (%) 114 (38.00) 93 (41.52) 21 (27.63)
    ≥ 1.04, n (%) 186 (62.00) 131 (58.48) 55 (72.37)
LDL-C (mmol/L) 2.42 ± 0.29 2.44 ± 0.29 2.39 ± 0.30 -1.183 0.238
    < 3.37, n (%) 300 (100.00) 224 (100.00) 76 (100.00)
    ≥ 3.37, n (%) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00)
HbA1c (mmol/L) 7.86 ± 1.17 8.10 ± 1.16 7.14 ± 0.85 -6.596 < 0.001
    < 6.5%, n (%) 37 (12.33) 17 (7.59) 20 (26.32)
    6.5%-7.5%, n (%) 83 (27.66) 52 (23.21) 31 (40.79)
    7.5%-8.5%, n (%) 90 (30.00) 71 (31.70) 19 (25.00)
    ≥ 8.5%, n (%) 90 (30.00) 84 (37.50) 6 (7.89)

BMI: Body mass index; TG: Triglyceride; TC: Total cholesterol; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HbA1c: Glycosylated hemoglobin.