Table 2 Correlations between biochemical and periodontal data in the study groups

PD (mm)

r

0.003

0.068

0.006

0.374

0.198

−0.105

0.070

0.475

−0.352

p

0.974

0.468

0.955

<0001*

0.035*

0.322

0.562

<0001*

0.003*

CAL (mm)

r

0.003

−0.052

0.056

0.304

0.083

0.234

−0.020

0.469

−0.286

p

0.978

0.581

0.671

<0001*

0.380

0.543

0.866

<0001*

0.016*

Plaque (%)

r

−0.018

−0.001

0.076

0.042

0.151

0.048

0.132

0.360

−0.435

p

0.847

0.990

0.475

0.658

0.111

0.655

0.271

<0001*

<0001*

BOP (%)

r

−0.002

0.010

0.087

0.079

0.199

−0.003

0.111

0.437

−0.406

p

0.986

0.914

0.414

0.404

0.035*

0.975

0.358

<0001*

<0001*

Total bacteria

r

0.073

−0.001

−0.147

0.218

0.287

−0.012

0.131

0.228

−0.175

p

0.437

0.999

0.165

0.018*

<0001*

0.905

0.272

0.043*

0.145