1Department of Periodontology, Trinity Dental & Maxillofacial Multispeciality Clinic, Kolkata, India
2Department of Periodontics, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata, India
3Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Diamond Harbour Government Medical College and Hospital, Diamond Harbour, India
4Department of Periodontology, Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, India
5Department of Periodontology, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, India
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Conceptualization: all authors; Investigation: SS, KST; Resources: AKD, PCP, KST; Software: AKD, KST; Supervision, Validation: SB; Data curation: AKD, RB, KST; Formal analysis: SB, RB, PCP; Methodology: SB, RB, PP, KST; Project administration: SS, AKD, PCP, KST; Visualization: AKD, PCP; Writing - original draft: SS, AKD, PP; Writing - review & editing: SS, PCP.
Demographic variable | Group A | Group B | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
No. of patients | 15 | 15 | |
Age (yr) | 47.73±2.33 | 41.93±2.79 | 0.122a) |
Sex, male:female | 9 (60.0):6 (40.0) | 7 (46.7):8 (53.3) | 0.457b) |
Time |
Serum erythropoietin level (mIU/mL) |
p-valuea) | |
---|---|---|---|
Group A (n=15) | Group B (n=15) | ||
Baseline | 11.84±1.24 | 15.19±0.79 | 0.031 |
At 3 mo | 13.00±1.40 | 17.74±1.36 | 0.022 |
p-valueb) | 0.253 | 0.035 |
Time |
Serum ferritin level (ng/mL) |
p-valuea) | |
---|---|---|---|
Group A (n=15) | Group B (n=15) | ||
Baseline | 95.49±21.53 | 44.86±4.69 | 0.018 |
At 3 mo | 77.06±14.06 | 39.05±5.46 | 0.009 |
p-valueb) | 0.618 | 0.039 |
Demographic variable | Group A | Group B | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
No. of patients | 15 | 15 | |
Age (yr) | 47.73±2.33 | 41.93±2.79 | 0.122 |
Sex, male:female | 9 (60.0):6 (40.0) | 7 (46.7):8 (53.3) | 0.457 |
Time | Serum erythropoietin level (mIU/mL) |
p-value |
|
---|---|---|---|
Group A (n=15) | Group B (n=15) | ||
Baseline | 11.84±1.24 | 15.19±0.79 | 0.031 |
At 3 mo | 13.00±1.40 | 17.74±1.36 | 0.022 |
p-value |
0.253 | 0.035 |
Time | Serum ferritin level (ng/mL) |
p-value |
|
---|---|---|---|
Group A (n=15) | Group B (n=15) | ||
Baseline | 95.49±21.53 | 44.86±4.69 | 0.018 |
At 3 mo | 77.06±14.06 | 39.05±5.46 | 0.009 |
p-value |
0.618 | 0.039 |
Values are presented as number only, mean±standard error of mean, or number (%). Group A, smokers; group B, nonsmokers. Analyzed by independent samples analyzed by chi-square test.
Values are presented as mean±standard error of mean. Group A, smokers; group B, nonsmokers. Analyzed by independent samples analyzed by paired samples
Values are presented as mean±standard error of mean. Group A, smokers; group B, nonsmokers. Analyzed by independent samples analyzed by paired samples