Table 1 Descriptive statistics of examined groups and comparison among them. Values are represented such as number and percentage or median and interquartile range (IQR) (1st; 3rd)

Male, n. (%)

23 (48)

26 (49)

0.149

Age, mean ± SD

49.4 ± 4.6

50.8 ± 3.2

0.076

 Primary school, n (%)

16 (33.3)

18 (34)

0.231

 High school, n (%)

17 (35.4)

19 (35.8)

0.335

 College/University, n (%)

15 (31.2)

16 (30.2)

0.089

BMI, Kg/m², mean ± SD

23.7 ± 2.46

24.1 ± 2.39

0.082

Smoker, n. (%)

3 (6.2)

4 (7.5)

0.119

 Current, n. (%)

1 (2)

2 (3.8)

0.119

 Past, n. (%)

2 (4.1)

2 (3.8)

–

 Never, n. (%)

45 (93.7)

49 (92.4)

0.204

Glucose, mg/dl

65–110

115.6 (89.5; 123.4)

119.6 (95.2; 133.4)

0.324

HbA1c, mmol/mol

up to 40

36.8 (32.3; 38.7)

37.6 (30.1; 47.6)

0.101

Uric acid, mg/dl

1.9–8

2 (1.5; 2.9)

2.3 (1.8; 3.1)

0.145

Albumin, g/L

35–50

38.6 (31.1; 42.4)

39.5 (33.2; 41.4)

0.198

Fibrinogen, mg/dl

150–400

278.5 (223.5; 295.6)

288.7 (253.2; 321.2)

0.047

Apolipoprotein A, mg/dl

> 120–140

134.2 (123.5; 132.5)

136.5 (129.3; 143.2)

0.442

Total cholesterol, mg/dl

< 200

177.6 (166.4: 184.4)

180.4 (158.4; 198.4)

0.456

HDL-cholesterol, mg/dl

< 40–60

48.5 (47.9; 59.4)

53.8 (47.4; 59.7)

0.511

LDL-Cholesterol mg/dl

< 100–130

115.8 (109.8; 128.8)

119.8 (108.2; 126.5)

0.532

BUN, mg/dl

7–30

26.7 (24.6; 29.8)

28.7 (25.6; 33.8)

0.210

hs-CRP, mg/dl

< 0.8

0.36 (0.28; 0.41)

0.58 (0.37; 0.69)

< 0.001

Systolic pressure, mm/hg

110–130

117.4 (111.7; 128.2)

123.6 (117.6; 133.2)

0.359

Diastolic pressure, mm/hg

70–85

81.9 (74.5; 85.6)

83.6 (76.4; 85.8)

0.111

Ferritin, ng/ml

12–300

77.6 (72.4; 83.9)

81.4 (74.5; 86.1)

0.786

 A. actinomycetemcomitans IgA

1.37 (0.9–1.8)

1.89 (1.2–2.2)

0.022

 A. actinomycetemcomitans IgG

2.18 (1.8–2.1)

2.96 (2.1–3.7)

< 0.001

 A. actinomycetemcomitans IgA

1.42 (0.9–1.6)

1.67 (1.4–2.1)

0.019

 A. actinomycetemcomitans IgG

1.84 (1.4–2)

2.19 (1.8–2.5)

0.028