Table 2.

Mean annual tooth loss subdivided according to sex and age group in the diabetes mellitus group and the control group (patients with acute upper respiratory inflammation)

	Male							Female
Variable	Control group			Diabetes mellitus group					Control group			Diabetes mellitus group
	n	Mean	SD	n	Mean	SD			n	Mean	SD	n	Mean	SD
Age (years)
50–54	411,763	0.135	0.429	91,067	0.213	0.560			611,837	0.104	0.370	40,592	0.196	0.538
55–59	374,315	0.164	0.473	124,131	0.237	0.578			592,388	0.125	0.407	62,757	0.211	0.552
60–64	392,645	0.187	0.503	193,375	0.245	0.586			643,579	0.142	0.434	106,630	0.217	0.551
65–69	464,435	0.203	0.524	299,250	0.250	0.590			752,505	0.157	0.454	185,048	0.222	0.557
70–74	388,959	0.215	0.538	273,316	0.252	0.584			615,979	0.173	0.477	193,916	0.226	0.557