Table 1.
Dental patients’ characteristics and blood glucose data
| Total | History of diabetes |
p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| n | 716 | 151 (21.1) | 565 (78.9) | |
| Female/male | 403/313 | 77/74 | 326/239 | 0.14 |
| Age (years) | 61.1±14.4 | 66.7±9.9 | 59.5±15.0 | <0.0001 |
| Blood glucose (mg/dL) | 133.0±56.0 | 183.2±73.9 | 119.6±40.8 | <0.0001 |
| Hyperglycemia (≥200 mg/dL) | 68 (9.5) | 48 (31.8) | 20 (3.5) | <0.0001 |
| Severity of periodontitis (≥20 functional teeth) | 528 | 94 (17.8) | 434 (82.2) | |
| Mild | 187 (35.4) | 11 (11.7) | 176 (40.6) | <0.0001 |
| Moderate | 286 (54.2) | 65 (69.1) | 221 (50.9) | <0.0001 |
| Severe | 55 (10.4) | 18 (19.1) | 37 (8.5) | <0.0001 |
Data are represented as n, n (%), or mean±SD.