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Table 1 Characteristics of the studied groups including age, BMI, oral hygiene, and gingival health

From: Association between metabolic and hormonal profile, proinflammatory cytokines in saliva and gingival health in adolescent females with polycystic ovary syndrome

 

Group

No. of subjects

Mean

Median

Min

Max

SD

Reference value

No. of subjects with abnormal values

Age

PCOS

31

16.5

17.0

15.0

19.0

1.2

N.A

N.A

Control

28

16.1

16.0

15.0

19.0

1.2

BMI

PCOS

31

22.41

22.4

16.0

27.7

3.4

 < 1SD of the reference median [22]

10↑

Control

28

20.6

20.0

16.2

26.9

3.1

5↑

PI

PCOS

31

0.72

0.75

0.08

1.66

0.45

 < 0.7 (good hygiene) [23, 24]

↑17

Control

28

0.62

0.61

0.04

1.46

0.46

↑14

GI

PCOS

31

0.39

0.29

0.04

1.29

0.35

 ≤ 1 mild gingivitis [23, 24]

↑2

Control

28

0.35

0.25

0.00

1.08

0.32

↑1

BOP%

PCOS

31

12.4

9.2

1.6

45.3

11.6

 < 10% gingival health [25]

↑13

Control

28

13.0

8.5

1.2

33.1

10.6

↑14

PD

PCOS

31

0.83

0.83

0.50

1.00

0.14

 ≤ 3 [25]

↑0

Control

28

0.78

0.83

0.50

1.00

0.17

↑0

  1. BMI, body mass index; PI, plaque index; GI, gingival index; BOP%, bleeding on probing score; PD, probing depth; TT, total testosterone, N.A., not applicable
  2. ↑ above, ↓below the reference values
  3. 1p = 0.0375 as compared to healthy controls, Mann–Whitney U test