Table 2.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of participants.
| Variables | Control Group (n = 39) |
Test Group (n = 41) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 33.41 ± 6.89 | 35.95 ± 10.64 | 0.4520 † |
| Gender, n (%) | |||
| Male | 7 (17.95) | 12 (29.27) | 0.2344 # |
| Female | 32 (82.05) | 29 (70.73) | |
| Smoking status, n (%) | |||
| No | 39 (100.00) | 41 (100.00) | - |
| Yes | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | |
| Physical activity, n (%) | |||
| None | 11 (28.21) | 13 (31.71) | 0.1057 ‡ |
| 1–2 times/week | 10 (25.64) | 8 (19.51) | |
| 3 times/week | 15 (38.46) | 8 (19.51) | |
| 4–5 times/week | 2 (5.13) | 7 (17.07) | |
| 7 times/week | 1 (2.56) | 5 (12.20) | |
| Drinking status, n (%) | |||
| None | 24 (61.54) | 17 (41.46) | 0.3504 ‡ |
| Quit drinker | 0 (0.00) | 1 (2.44) | |
| Light drinker | 7 (17.95) | 13 (31.71) | |
| Moderate drinker | 6 (15.38) | 7 (17.07) | |
| Heavy drinker | 2 (5.13) | 3 (7.32) | |
| Dental treatment within 3 months, n (%) | |||
| No | 38 (97.44) | 41 (100.00) | 0.4875 ‡ |
| Yes | 1 (2.56) | 0 (0.00) | |
| Height (cm), mean ± SD | 165.58 ± 6.44 | 164.43 ± 9.55 | 0.2052 # |
| Number of natural teeth, mean ± SD | 26.69 ± 1.94 | 27.56 ± 1.82 | 0.0654 # |
# Obtained from Wilcoxon rank-sum test, † obtained from chi-square test, ‡ obtained from Fisher’s exact test.