Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the study population in this study.
| Characteristics | HCs (N=24) | Glioma grade | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGG (N=12) | HGG (N=23) | ||||
| Age (years) | |||||
| Range | 32–57 | 20–61 | 21–74 | ||
| Mean±SD | 45.29±6.72 | 37.67±13.49 | 51.39±14.75 | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 10 (41.67%) | 8 (66.67%) | 13 (56.52%) | ||
| Female | 14 (58.33%) | 4 (33.33%) | 10 (43.48%) | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||||
| Range | 19.59–37.78 | 18.51–25.77 | 18.07–28.69 | ||
| Mean±SD | 25.59±3.42 | 22.18±1.90 | 22.99±2.90 | ||
| Blood glucose | |||||
| Range | — | 4.4–14.9 | 4.77–22.5 | ||
| Mean±SD | — | 7.0±3.06 | 8.13±3.63 | ||
| Excrement regularity | |||||
| Yes | 17 (70.83%) | 9 (75%) | 16 (69.57%) | ||
| No | 7 (29.17%) | 3 (25%) | 7 (30.43%) | ||
| Brushing habits | |||||
| Numbers | 0 time | 0 (0%) | 3 (25%) | 3 (13.05%) | |
| 1 time | 20 (83.33%) | 7 (58.33%) | 13 (56.52%) | ||
| 2 times | 4 (16.67%) | 2 (16.67%) | 7 (30.43%) | ||
| Time | <2min | 21 (87.5%) | 6 (50%) | 22 (95.65%) | |
| > 2min | 3 (12.5%) | 6 (50%) | 1 (4.35%) | ||
| Tooth missing | |||||
| Yes | 7 (29.17%) | 5 (41.67%) | 9 (39.13%) | ||
| No | 17 (70.83%) | 7 (58.33%) | 14 (60.87%) | ||
In this study, according to the recruitment standard, 59 cases including 24 HCs and 35 glioma patients were included. Glioma patients were divided into LGG (N=12), HGG (N=23). HCs, healthy controls; LGG, low-grade glioma; HGG, high-grade glioma.