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Table 3 Comparison of dental and oral health parameters of participants in both groups

From: Oral health status of patients with acute coronary syndrome – a case control study

 

ACS-group[33]

H-group[33]

statistical analysis (test)

level of significance (p-value)

DMF-T (mean ± SD)

18.7 ± 6.8

19.4 ± 5.1

t-test

n.s

D-T (median, range)

1 (0–17)

3 (0–13)

Mann–Whitney-U test

n.s.

M-T (median, range)

4 (0–28)

4 (0–28)

Mann–Whitney-U test

n.s.

F-T (median, range)

9 (0–20)

11 (0–23)

Mann–Whitney-U test

n.s

degree of caries restoration (median, range)

91 % (11-100 %)

80 % (24-100 %)

Mann–Whitney-U test

0.046

caries treatment need (median, range)

9 % (89-0 %)

20 % (76-0 %)

Mann–Whitney-U test

n.s.

oral hygiene parameters

PI (median, range)

0.75 (0–3)

0 (0–3)

Mann–Whitney-U test

n.s

GI (median, range)

1 (0–3)

0 (0–2)

Mann–Whitney-U test

0.045

  1. (ACS-group: acute coronary syndrome, H-group: healthy control, DMF-T: number of decayed, missing and filled teeth (caries index), D-T: decayed teeth, M-T: missing teeth, F-T: filled teeth, PI: Plaque-Index and GI: Gingiva-Index, SD: standard deviation, n.s.: not significant = p > 0.05).