Table 2.
Prevalence of medical conditions among dental patients
|
Medical condition |
n |
% |
Mean age ± SD |
Female % |
P (age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Diabetes mellitus |
205 |
53.5 |
56.2 ± 11.4 |
62.4 |
< 0.001 |
|
Hypertension |
190 |
49.6 |
58.7 ± 9.8 |
59.3 |
< 0.001 |
|
Hypothyroidism |
88 |
23.0 |
52.8 ± 12.1 |
89.0 |
0.032 |
|
Asthma |
46 |
12.0 |
49.1 ± 14.6 |
68.3 |
0.211 |
|
Hypercholesterolemia |
42 |
11.0 |
58.9 ± 10.5 |
52.4 |
0.028 |
|
Cardiac disease |
21 |
5.5 |
61.3 ± 8.2 |
47.6 |
0.015 |
|
Rheumatoid arthritis |
18 |
4.7 |
54.5 ± 10.9 |
83.3 |
0.091 |
|
Stroke / Neurological disease |
12 |
3.1 |
63.7 ± 9.5 |
41.7 |
0.046 |
|
Chronic kidney disease |
8 |
2.1 |
60.9 ± 7.3 |
62.5 |
0.128 |