Table.
Study Sample Characteristics
| Groups (Mean ± SD) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Periodontitis (n = 145) | Controls (n = 56) | P Value |
| Age, yrs | 47.3 ± 8.3 | 46.4 ± 7.4 | 0.704 |
| Gender, Males, n (%) | 70 (48.4) | 28 (49.7) | 0.923* |
| Smokers, Never, n (%) | 101 (69.3) | 38 (68.2) | 0.828* |
| Ethnicity, Caucasians, n (%) | 102 (70.6) | 42 (74.2) | 0.523* |
| IL-6, pg/mL | 2.3 ± 2.3 | 2.1 ± 4.4 | 0.891 |
| CRP, mg/L | 3.0 ± 4.1 | 1.4 ± 1.2 | 0.036 |
| Cholesterol, mmol/L | 5.2 ± 1.1 | 5.2 ± 0.9 | 0.922 |
| HDL, mmol/L | 1.5 ± 0.4 | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 0.083 |
| LDL, mmol/L | 3.1 ± 1.0 | 2.8 ± 0.8 | 0.241 |
| Triglycerides, mmol/L | 1.5 ± 1.3 | 1.5 ± 1.0 | 0.898 |
| D-ROM (UCarr) | 423.5 ± 114.0 | 308.1 ± 135.1 | < 0.001 |
| BAP (mmol/L) | 2511.9 ± 254.4 | 5117.7 ± 822.3 | < 0.001 |
P values are calculated from comparisons between test and control individuals with ANOVA, with the exception of categorical variables compared with Chi-square test (asterisks).