Table 1 Clinical characteristics for all participants
From: Microbiological characteristics of different tongue coatings in adults
Variables | TWF (n = 55) | TYF (n = 14) | WGF (n = 48) | YGF (n = 41) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, Median (IQR) | 41.0 (32.0, 58.0) | 54.0 (36.5, 57.0) | 52.0 (33.0,63.0) | 49.0(42.8,60.5) | 0.31 |
Sex, n (%) | 0.149 | ||||
Men | 27 (49.1) | 3 (21.4) | 27 (56.2) | 21 (51.2) | |
Women | 28 (50.9) | 11 (78.6) | 21 (43.8) | 20 (48.8) | |
Education, n (%) | 0.271 | ||||
Primary school and below | 10 | 7 | 11 | 13 | |
Middle school | 9 | 3 | 15 | 13 | |
Graduate and above | 30 | 3 | 17 | 14 | |
Smoking, n (%) | 0.405 | ||||
Yes | 14 (29.2) | 1 (9.1) | 15 (35.7) | 11 (28.2) | |
No | 34 (70.8) | 10 (90.9) | 27 (64.3) | 28 (71.8) | |
Drinking, n (%) | 0.413 | ||||
Yes | 10 (20.8) | 1 (9.1) | 6 (14.6) | 11 (28.2) | |
No | 38 (79.2) | 10 (90.9) | 35 (85.4) | 28 (71.8) | |
Hypertension, n (%) | 0.304 | ||||
Yes | 4 (9.5) | 2 (15.4) | 10 (25) | 6 (15.8) | |
No | 38 (90.5) | 11 (84.6) | 30 (75) | 32 (84.2) | |
Diabetes, n (%) | 0.823 | ||||
Yes | 1 (2.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.6) | |
No | 45 (97.8) | 13 (100) | 40 (100) | 38 (97.4) | |
Place, n (%) | 0.215 | ||||
City | 31 (70.5) | 5 (38.5) | 24 (60) | 24 (60) | |
Country | 13 (29.5) | 8 (61.5) | 16 (40) | 16 (40) | |
NLR, Median (IQR) | 1.8 (1.5, 2.4) | 1.6 (1.5, 2.1) | 1.6 (1.3, 2.2) | 1.8 (1.5, 2.2) | 0.494 |
CRP, Median (IQR) | 0.5 (0.3, 1.2) | 2.7 (2.0, 4.7) | 0.5 (0.2, 1.5) | 0.7 (0.3, 1.4) | 0.071 |
PLR, Mean ± SD | 119.6 ± 28.9 | 142.9 ± 35.5 | 110.4 ± 35.8 | 123.2 ± 29.4 | 0.035* |