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Table 1 Summary of study participant characteristics

From: Type 1 diabetes, periodontal health, and a familial history of hyperlipidaemia is associated with oral microbiota in children: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Participants (n = 76)

Participants after filtering samples (n = 72)

Age (years)

13.1 ± 2.7

12.9 ± 2.5

Sex (females; n, %)

39 (51.3)

38 (52.7)

BMI (raw)

22.1 ± 0.76

22.1 ± 3.76

BMI (z-score)

0.80 ± 0.76

0.79 ± 0.77

Duration of T1D (years)

5.51 ± 3.81

5.56 ± 3.90

HbA1c (%; median, range)

8.1 (5.8–13.3)

7.95 (5.8–13.3)

Pocket depth ≥ 3 mm (Yes; n, %)

36 (47.4)

34 (47.2)

Plaque index

0.92 ± 0.52

0.92 ± 0.52

Gingival index

0.66 ± 0.43

0.66 ± 0.43

Bleeding on probing (n, %)

65 (85.5)

63 (87.5)

Family history of hyperlipidaemia (n, %)

30 (39.5)*

30 (41.7)

  1. Mean ± SD unless specified; T1D = type 1 diabetes; BMI = body mass index
  2. *Calculation performed on 74 individuals with available metadata