A randomized controlled trial of an educational intervention to promote oral and dental health of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Table 3 Comparison of the intervention and control groups, concerning the performance of oral hygiene based on sex, before and after the intervention

Group Sex		Intervention N = 60 (Female = 40, Male = 20)		P-value^a	Control N = 60 (Female = 36, Male = 24)		P-value^a
Group Sex		Before intervention	After intervention	P-value^a	Before intervention	After intervention	P-value^a
sex	Female	2.22 ± 0.52	3.19 ± 0.58	0.025	2.35 ± 0.50	2.39 ± 0.58	0.18
	Male	2.40 ± 0.54	2.88 ± 0.65	0.42	2.17 ± 0.55	2.30 ± 0.61	0.36
	P-value^b	0.78	0.89		0.99	0.88

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