Table 1. .
General Characteristics of the Study Groupsa
| Characteristics |
Nondiabetic Group |
T2DM Group |
P-Valueb |
| Total number of patients | 20 | 20 | |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 26.4 ± 7.1 | 27.2 ± 6.9 | .582 |
| Gender (male/female) | 7/13 | 9/11 | .914 |
| HbA1c (mean ± SD) | 5.1 ± 1.7 | 7.5 ± 0.9 | <.001 |
| FPG (mean ± SD) | 96.6 ± 8.2 | 129 ± 4.9 | <.0001 |
| Body mass index (mean ± SD) | 21.8 ± 1.3 | 26.7 ± 2.0 | .047 |
| Brushing frequency (%) | |||
| Once a day | 9 | 16 | .063 |
| Twice a day | 91 | 84 | |
a
FPG indicates fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; SD, standard deviation; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.
b
P-values determined using independent t-test. Bold numbers indicate statistically significant difference between groups at P < .05.