Table 2. Comparing BOP between diabetic and nondiabetic adolescents controlling oral hygiene, blood glucose, control, and exercising .
| Oral hygiene | Sample group | BOP in diabetic adolescents | BOP in nondiabetic adolescents | P value | ||||
| Severity | Low | Moderate | Severe | Low | Moderate | Severe | ||
| Dental flossing | Yes | -- | 1 (0.8) | 34(25.8) | 25(18.5) | 37(27.4) | 12(8.9) | 0.512 # |
| No | -- | 2(1.5) | 95(72) | 23(17) | 32(23.7) | 6(4.4) | ||
| Blood glucose control | Daily | -- | 0 | 6(4.6) | - | - | - | 0.821 & |
| Weekly | -- | 0 | 13(9.9) | - | - | - | ||
| Monthly | -- | 2(1.5) | 53(40.5) | - | - | - | ||
| Whenever I Can | -- | 1 (0.8) | 56(42.7) | - | - | - | ||
| Using mouthwash | Yes | -- | 1 (0.8) | 19(14.4) | 11(8.1) | 15(11.1) | 6(4.4) | 0.045 # |
| No | -- | 2(1.5) | 110(83.3) | 37(27.4) | 54(40) | 12(8.9) | ||
| Exercising | Yes | 0 | 30(22.7) | 14(10.4) | 13(9.6) | 3(2.2) | 0.031 # | |
| No | 3(2.3) | 99(75) | 34(25.2) | 56(41.5) | 15(11.1) | |||
| Frequency of daily tooth brushing | 0 | -- | 0 | 48(36.6) | 8(5.9) | 8(5.9) | 4(3) | 0.040 # |
| Once Daily | -- | 2(1.5) | 63(48.1) | 18(13.3) | 34(25.2) | 9(6.7) | ||
| >Once Daily | -- | 1 (0.8) | 17(13) | 22(16.3) | 27(20) | 5(3.7) | ||
#: Kendalls tau test, &: Chi_square test