Table 2.
Clinical and oral parameters based on the diagnosis of high blood pressure (data as mean ± SD. unpaired Mann–Whitney test).
| HBP− (n = 75) |
HBP+ (n = 19) |
p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 53.66 ± 13.96 | 52.5 ± 13.95 | p = 0.77 |
| Weight (kg) | 71.49 ± 14.41 | 69.00 ± 06.63 | p = 0.50 |
| Height (cm) | 169.09 ± 15.29 | 168.94 ± 5.22 | p = 0.97 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.29 ± 15.77 | 24.23 ± 2.62 | p = 0.60 |
| Stress Score (scale 0 to 10) | 4.66 ± 2.59 | 4.65 ± 2.65 | p = 0.72 |
| DMF index (decayed, missing and filled) |
14.74 ± 5.26 | 13.56 ± 6.03 | p = 0.44 |
| Number of decayed teeth (D) | 0.59 ± 1.08 | 0.38 ± 0.89 | p = 0.47 |
| Number of missing teeth (M) | 5.62 ± 3.77 | 650 ± 4.83 | p = 3.77 |
| Number of filled teeth (F) | 8.75 ± 4.07 | 7.31 ± 3.55 | p = 0.19 |
| Number of dental brushings/day | 1.98 ± 0,58 | 2.10 ± 0.65 | p = 0.4437 |
| PAI score | 3.47 ± 1.05 | 4.05 ± 0.96 | p = 0.0416 |
| Diagnostic of severe periapical diseases (PAI = 5) | 27 % (n = 20) | 42% (n = 8) |