Study characteristics
T2D, SD
The test group included 14 study individuals with T2D (7 females). The control group included16 study individuals (10 females). The average time since the diagnosis of T2D was 12.5 years (SD 9.7 years, range 2 to 38 years with 24 individuals with T2D ≥ 6 years). The average age of the study population was 68.6 years ± (SD 6.4 years) with no statistical difference between study groups. The female study participants were between age 58 and 71 and menopausal. In the present study, none of the participants was lost to follow-up. No complaints regarding foods supplied were reported. Data analyses using independent t-tests (equal variance not assumed) and baseline data failed to demonstrate differences by study group assignments for all clinical medical and dental variables. Baseline values for medical and dental variables are presented (Table 