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. 2026 Feb 10;24:61–76. doi: 10.3290/j.ohpd.c_2468

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics

Variant

Patients with periodontitis (n = 364)

Non-periodontitis patients (n = 2470)

P value

(a person’s) Age

60.85 ± 12.36

43.62 ± 20.93

P < 0.001

distinguishing between the sexes

1.54 ± 0.50

1.52 ± 0.50

P < 0.001

Race

3.39 ± 1.62

3.48 ± 1.71

P < 0.001

Educational level

3.41 ± 1.25

3.53 ± 1.13

P < 0.001

Household income poverty ratio

2.85 ± 1.60

2.40 ± 1.49

P < 0.001

Fasting blood sugar

119.85 ± 41.95

110.76 ± 33.86

P < 0.001

Triglyceride

112.62 ± 67.44

103.02 ± 67.73

P < 0.001

BMI

29.87 ± 7.08

28.87 ± 7.53

P < 0.001