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The assessment of the relationship between the severity of gingivitis and the glycosylated hemoglobin levels in adolescent and adult patients with type 1 diabetes

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|Dec 2021

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Comparison of children and adults in relation to the studied parameters

Adolescents (n=50)MinimumMaximumAverageSDIQRAdults (n=50)MinimumMaximumAverageSDIQRAdults vs. adolescentsp
Age101815.53.712–16age194527.17.721–3215.5 vs. 27.10.000001
Duration of diabetes [years]41071.85–8duration of diabetes [years]415112.88–137 vs. 110.00001
HbA1c [%]9.615.211.71.79.812.9 –HBA1c [%]5.614.48.21.77.2–8.711.7 vs. 8.20.000001
GI0.071.670.830.60.381.15 –GI0.001.380.760.30.5–1.00.83 vs. 0.760.46

Total value of parameters in the study group

Total n=100MinimumMaximumAverageSDIQR
Age104521.38.216–25
Duration of diabetes [years]31572.36–11
HbA1c [%]5.615.29.92.47.8–12.0
GI0.071.670.790.460.43–1.03
sex [f/m; n]58/42

Characteristics of the studied groups

Adolescents (n=50)MinimumMaximumAverageSDIQRAdults (n=50)MinimumMaximumAverageSDIQR
Age101815.53.712–16Age194527.17.721–32
Duration of diabetes [years]41071.85–8Duration of diabetes [years]415112.88–13
Sex [f/m; n]31/19 Sex [f/m; n])27/23

Correlation between gingival index and HbA1c levels in the study groups

Correlated variablesStudy group (total)AdolescentsAdults
HbA1c & GIRs = 0.24; p = 0.0157Rs =0.29; p = 0.039Rs = 0.50; p = 0.0002
Language: English
Page range: 868 - 872
Submitted on: Nov 9, 2020
Accepted on: Jul 15, 2021
Published on: Dec 7, 2021
Published by: Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2021 Jakub Lipski, Dorota Burchardt, Anna Duda-Sobczak, Marzena Wyganowska-Świątkowska, published by Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy
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