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Table 2 Demographic data and periodontal assessment in juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) patients with and without dyslipidemia

From: Juvenile dermatomyositis: is periodontal disease associated with dyslipidemia?

Variables

JDM with dyslipidemia (n = 17)

JDM without dyslipidemia (n = 8)

p

Demographic data

 Current age, years

12.2 (5.5–18.4)

8.5 (7.2–17.8)

0.103

 Age at disease presentation, years

6.56 ± 2.73

4.83 ± 2.46

0.159

 Disease duration, years

5.49 ± 3.45

5.2 ± 1.55

0.840

 Female gender

9 (52)

5 (62)

1.000

Periodontal assessment

  Gingival vasculopathy pattern

11 (64)

4 (50)

0.667

  Gingivitis (GBI > 25%)

10 (59)

2 (25)

0.202

  DMF-T

2 (0–12)

1 (0–6)

0.102

  PI, %

100 (26.7–100)

59 (25–100)

0.022

  GBI, %

29.7 (4.2–69.4)

19.6 (13–50)

0.923

  PPD, mm

1.9 (0.6–2.4)

1.4 (1.2–1.8)

0.024

  CEJ, mm

−0.12 (−0.8–0)

−0.1 (−0.5–0.04)

0.923

  CAL, mm

1.31 (0.7–1.7)

0.8 (0.6–1.7)

0.005

  1. Values expressed in mean ± SD, median (range) and n (%); GBI (gingival bleeding index), DMF-T (decayed, missing, filled teeth index), PI (plaque index), PPD (probing pocket depth), CEJ (cementoenamel juntion), CAL (clinical attachment level)