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

Table 5

Comparison of the macronutrient content of dental calculus between obese and normal-weight individuals.

Content of dental calculus		Group		value
		Obese (n = 35)	Normal weight (n = 21)
Total carbohydrate (mg/ml)	Median	0.294	0.281	0.257
	Range	(0.260–0.407)	(0.228–0.411)
Total protein (mg/ml)	Median	0.864	0.808	0.198
	Range	(0.175–1.767)	(0.441–1.312)
Total lipid (mg/ml)	Median	1.061	1.072	0.121
	Range	(0.982–1.230)	(1.016–1.184)