Research Article

Periodontal Health Status among Patients with Behçet’s Disease

Table 1

Comparisons of demographic and periodontal characteristics between severity groups.

SeverityTotal
Mild ()Moderate ()Severe ()

Age (years)34.40 ± (10.19)41.38 ± (9.513)39.8 ± (11.134)37.39 ± (10.497)

Sex (%)F31 (56.4)19 (34.5)5 (9.1)55 (100)0.165
M9 (47.4)7 (36.8)3 (15.8)19 (100)

Duration (years)4.88 ± (3.123)8.21 ± (3.078)10.7 ± (3.164)6.76 ± (3.77)

BOP (%)18.87 ± (20.53)38.75 ± (30.813)44 ± (30.375)28.71 ± (27.50)

PD (mm)1.37 ± (0.63)2.17 ± (0.45)2.87 ± (0.51)1.82 ± (0.76)

CAL (mm)1.54 ± (0.94)2.51 ± (0.898)3.029 ± (0.836)2.06 ± (1.07)

HI (%)58.62 ± (28.44)76.66 ± (29.25)83.5 ± (18.26)67.83 ± (29.13)

DMFT11.15 ± (4.812)11.15 ± (4.460)12.37 ± (4.983)11.28 ± (4.659)

Quantitative variables were described using mean ± SD and sex was described using frequency (%).
In each row, mean values with at least a common letter in superscript were not statistically significant (Tukey post hoc test).