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. 2019 Apr-Jun;10(2):349–357. doi: 10.4103/ccd.ccd_652_18

Table 6.

Association of oral hygiene status with glycated hemoglobin of patients (n=427)

HbA1c (%) Oral hygiene status (OHI-S) χ2 P

Fair (n=294), n (%) Good (n=116), n (%) Poor (n=17), n (%)
Normal (<6) 46 (15.6) 24 (20.7) 1 (5.9) 14.26 0.027
Good controlled (6-7) 59 (20.1) 25 (21.6) 2 (11.8)
Moderate controlled (7-8) 47 (16.0) 27 (23.3) 1 (5.9)
Poor controlled (≥8) 142 (48.3) 40 (34.5) 13 (76.5)

HbA1c: Glycated hemoglobin; OHI-S: Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified