Table 1.

Mean scores (SD) for decayed (D), missing (M) and filled (F) teeth and DMFT index (n = 140)

Variables	Decayed	Missing	Filled	DMFT index
Study group
Diabetics	0.91 (1.32)	0.19 (0.57)	0.09 (0.33)	1.19 (1.74)
Non-diabetics	0.57 (1.19)	0.10 (0.35)	0.10 (0.42)	0.80 (1.46)
P	0.037*	0.028*	0.665	0.071
Sex
Male diabetics	0.84 (1.36)	0.18 (0.61)	0.07 (0.33)	1.09 (1.87)
Female diabetics	1.04 (1.24)	0.10 (0.50)	0.10 (0.33)	1.36 (1.50)
P	0.542	0.918	0.246	0.569

^*Indicates where differences were located.

Independent sample t-test was used to compare groups.