Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants
Group | Total (n = 82) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Control (n = 43) | Intervention (n = 39) | p value | ||
Age (years), mean (SD) | 56.7 (10.3) | 58.4 (9.4) | 57.5 (9.9) | 0.454a |
Gender, n (%) | 0.183b | |||
Male | 22 (51.2%) | 26 (66.7%) | 48 (58.5%) | |
Female | 21 (48.8%) | 13 (33.3%) | 34 (41.5%) | |
Body height (cm), mean (SD) | 163.8 (8.2) | 166.7 (8.5) | 165.2 (8.4) | 0.119a |
Body weight (kg), mean (SD) | 74.0 (14.2) | 74.3 (9.6) | 74.1 (12.1) | 0.890a |
BMI, mean (SD) | 27.5 (4.2) | 26.8 (3.3) | 27.1 (3.8) | 0.407a |
Waist circumference (cm), mean (SD) | 98.4 (9.2) | 97.8 (6) | 98.1 (7.8) | 0.727a |
Types of treatment in need, n (%) | ||||
Periodontal treatment | 43 (100%) | 39 (100%) | 82 (100%) | |
Fabrication of fixed partial denture | 2 (4.7%) | 1 (2.6%) | 3 (3.7%) | |
Fabrication of removable partial denture | 14 (9.3%) | 12 (30.8%) | 26 (31.7%) | |
PD ≥ 4 mm (% of sites), mean (SD) | 15.1 (14.9) | 19.1 (16.3) | 17.0 (15.6) | 0.243a |
BOP (% of sites), mean (SD) | 20.0 (18.4) | 25.3 (21.4) | 22.6 (19.9) | 0.235a |
Missing tooth (n), mean (SD) | 3.6 (4.9) | 3.2 (2.9) | 3.4 (4.1) | 0.658a |