Table 3 Distribution of missing teeth and papillary bleeding index by diabetes-related factors
Variables | No (%) | Missing teeth | p | Papillary bleeding index | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± S.E | Mean ± S.E | ||||
Duration of diabetes illness | |||||
 ≤5 years | 36 (28.8) | 3.14 ± 0.60 | 0.000 | 1.90 ± 0.11 | 0.000 |
 6-9 years | 74 (59.2) | 4.96 ± 0.41 |  | 2.09 ± 0.08 |  |
 ≥10 years | 15 (12.0) | 8.40 ± 1.44 |  | 2.75 ± 0.15 |  |
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl) | |||||
 <140 | 26 (20.8) | 2.15 ± 0.39 | 0.000 | 1.89 ± 0.10 | 0.014 |
 140-199 | 50 (40.0) | 3.72 ± 0.50 |  | 2.02 ± 0.11 |  |
 ≥200 | 49 (39.2) | 7.43 ± 0.59 |  | 2.34 ± 0.09 |  |
HbA1c (%) | |||||
 <7 | 38 (30.4) | 3.79 ± 0.58 | 0.057 | 1.97 ± 0.12 | 0.123 |
 ≥7 | 87 (69.6) | 5.31 ± 0.46 |  | 2.11 ± 0.06 |  |
Compliance to self management of diabetes | |||||
 Do-well | 70(56.0) | 420 ± 0.46 | 0.046 | 1.91 ± 0.08 | <0.001 |
 Not do-well | 55(44.0) | 5.67 ± 0.58 |  | 2.39 ± 0.08 |  |