Table 2.
Laboratory data of patients with oral mucosal dysesthesia but without objective oral mucosal manifestations.
| Parameters |
Candida culture (+) |
Candida culture (−) |
Without Candida culture test |
P-value | Normal range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 29) | (n = 34) | (n = 84) | |||
| FBG (mg/dL) | 99.6 ± 30.2 | 97.4 ± 18.6 | 101.9 ± 27.5 | 0.749 | 70–100 |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.9 ± 0.9 | 5.9 ± 0.4 | 6.1 ± 1.7 | 0.834 | 4.6–5.6 |
| Hb (g/dL) | 13.3 ± 1.3 | 13.7 ± 1.4 | 13.1 ± 1.3 | 0.112 | 12–17.5 |
| Female | 13.0 ± 0.7 | 13.1 ± 1.0 | 12.9 ± 1.3 | 0.722 | 12–16 |
| Male | 14.1 ± 2.2 | 15.2 ± 0.9 | 14.7 ± 0.5 | 0.297 | 13.5–17.5 |
| Iron (μg/dL) | 93.3 ± 31.0 | 107.9 ± 51.9 | 97.0 ± 37.1 | 0.331 | 40–160 |
| Female | 87.7 ± 24.9 | 102.1 ± 44.8 | 95.9 ± 37.8 | 0.448 | 40–150 |
| Male | 113.0 ± 43.6 | 123.8 ± 69.0 | 106.5 ± 30.4 | 0.794 | 50–160 |
| Ferritin (ng/mL) | 236.9 ± 189.3 | 150.1 ±186.0 | 143.5 ± 123.7 | 0.027a | 10–322 |
| Female | 217.0 ± 166.4a | 98.7 ± 89.1a | 131.1 ± 113.7 | 0.005a | 10–291 |
| Male | 303.3 ± 258.8 | 291.5 ± 233.7 | 247.5 ± 161.1 | 0.900 | 22–322 |
| Vitamin B12(pg/mL) | 978.6 ± 474.9 | 1002.6 ± 786.3 | 894.7 ± 432.1 | 0.585 | 197–771 |
| Folic acid (ng/mL) | 13.8 ± 5.7 | 14.0 ± 6.9 | 13.9 ± 8.5 | 0.996 | 4.6–18.7 |
| Homocysteine (μM) | 8.9 ± 2.0 | 10.1 ± 4.3 | 9.8 ± 2.6 | 0.282 | <12 |
| Zinc (μg/dL) | 81.7 ± 11.7 | 85.8 ± 11.4 | 81.3 ± 10.6 | 0.150 | 70–120 |
ANOVA, significant difference between the groups, P < 0.05.
a
Games–Howell post hoc test among groups. Abbreviations: “+”, presence of Candida; “−”, absence of Candida; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; Hb, hemoglobin.