Correlation between the Macronutrient Content of Dental Calculus and the FFQ-Based Nutritional Intake of Obese and Normal-Weight Individuals

Table 3

Descriptive statistics of the macronutrient content of dental calculus of both obese and normal-weight individuals.

Content of dental calculus		Statistical measure			value
		Mean (SD)	Median	Range
Total carbohydrate (mg/ml)	Obese	0.30089 (0.0307)	0.294	0.260–0.407	0,002
	Normal weight	0.29219 (0.0484)	0.281	0.228–0.411	0,220
	All participants	0.29763 (0.0381)	0.292	0.228–0.411
Total protein (mg/ml)	Obese	0.93583 (0.2785)	0.864	0.175–1.767	0,010
	Normal weight	0.85214 (0.2292)	0.808	0.441–1.312	0,869
	All participants	0.90445 (0.2622)	0.863	0.175–1.767
Total lipid (mg/ml)	Obese	1.06840 (0.0507)	1.061	0.982–1.230	<0,001
	Normal weight	1.08148 (0.0411)	1.072	1.016–1.184	0,005
	All participants	1.07330 (0.0474)	1.070	0.982–1.230