Periodontal status among patients with diabetes in Nuuk, Greenland

Figures & data

Fig. 1.  Flowchart showing reasons for exclusion of the study.

Table I. Baseline characteristics of the study population, median, (Q1–Q3) or percentage

	Total	No periodontitis (PSI<3)	Periodontitis (PSI≥3)
	(n=62)	(n=49)	(n=13)	p
Age, years	57 (51–60)	57 (51–61)	56 (53–59)	1.000
Men, n (%)	28 (45.2)	25 (51.0)	3 (23.1)	0.182
No. of teeth, median	21 (15–26)	22 (15–26)	20 (16–21)	0.082
Fewer than 20 teeth, n (%)	26 (41.9)	20 (40.8)	6 (46.2)	0.729
No. years with diabetes	3.5 (1–8)	4 (1–10)	3 (1–5)	1.000
HbA1c,%^a	7.1 (6.4–8.2)	7.0 (6.4–8.3)	7.3 (6.8–7.5)	1.000
HbA1c, mmol/mol^a	54 (46–66)	53 (46–67)	56 (51–58)	1.000
Daily smoking, n (%)	33 (53.2)	24 (49.0)	9 (69.2)	0.193
No use of alcohol, n (%)	17 (27.4)	16 (33.7)	1 (7.7)	0.073
High intake of sugar, n (%)	21 (33.9)	17 (34.7)	4 (30.7)	0.790
Awareness dental health and diabetes, n (%)	20 (32.3)	15 (30.6)	5 (38.5)	0.590
Dental examination within 1 year, n (%)	35 (56.5)	26 (53.1)	9 (69.2)	0.296

^an=58.

Table II. Periodontal health, bleeding on probing and metabolic control at the 3 dental examinations

	First examination			Second examination			Third examination
	Total n=62	Men n=28	Women n=34	Total n=53	Men n=23	Women n=30	Total n=49	Men n=22	Women n=27
No periodontitis PSI<3,%	79 (49/62)	71.4 (20/28)	85.3 (29/34)	96.2 (51/53)	100 (23/23)	93.3 (28/30)	100 (49/49)	100 (22/22)	100 (27/27)
Bleeding on probing,%	92 (57/62)	96 (27/28)	88 (30/34)	55 (29/53)	74 (17/23)	40 (12/30)	33 (16/49)	45 (10/22)	22 (6/27)
	n=58	n=25	n=35	n=48	n=20	n=28	n=45	n=18	n=27
HbA1c (%) Median (Q1–Q3)	7.1 (6.2–8.1)	7.4 (6.4–9.2)	6.8 (6.5–7.8)	6.9 (6.5–7.9)	7.4 (6.4–8.5)	6.7 (6.5–7.5)	7.0 (6.6–8.3)	7.6 (6.5–8.6)	6.7 (6.6–7.8)
HbA1c mmol/mol – Median (Q1–Q3)	54 (44–65)	57 (46–77)	51 (48–62)	52 (48–63)	57 (46–69)	50 (48–58)	53 (49–67)	60 (48–70)	50 (49–62)