Table 2

Age adjusted mean oral health indices (+/- SD) for patients and carriers of Gaucher disease.

Patients n = 87

Carriers n = 31

p value

DMFS*

36.8 (+/- 31.3)

49.4(+/- 35.5)

.048

DS*

0.8 (+/- 2.3)

1.5(+/- 4.2)

.026

MS*

9.5 (+/- 20.3)

18.9(+/- 32.7)

.008

FS*

21.5(+/- 21.8)

28.9(+/- 19.6)

NS

GI**

0.7 (+/- 0.48)

0.8 (+/- 0.45)

NS

SD = standard deviation; DMFS = decayed, missing and filled surfaces of permanent and deciduous teeth; DS = decayed surfaces; MS = missing surfaces; FS = filled surfaces; GI = gingival index. *DMFS, DS, MS, FS, parametric variables were analyzed employing ANOVA. Mean levels were adjusted for age. **GI, a non-parametric variable, was analyzed employing the Mann-Whitney test. Due to differences in age distribution, the test was applied separately for three age groups (<18, 19–40, and >41 years).

Fischman et al. BMC Oral Health 2003 3:4   doi:10.1186/1472-6831-3-4