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From: Effect of nonsurgical periodontal therapy on salivary visfatin and serum lipid levels in obese patients with chronic periodontitis

Table 2

Intragroup comparison of mean gingival index (GI) scores, mean probing depth (PD) scores, and mean clinical attachment level (CAL) scores from baseline to 6 weeks

Indices	Group	Time	N	Mean	SD	t-value	p-value
GI	Obese	Baseline	20	1.86	0.55	8.34	< 0.05*
	Obese	6 weeks	20	1.03	0.23	8.34	< 0.05*
	Non-obese	Baseline	20	1.80	0.44	10.28	< 0.05*
	Non-obese	6 weeks	20	0.83	0.30	10.28	< 0.05*
PD	Obese	Baseline	20	5.48	0.47	12.56	< 0.05*
	Obese	6 weeks	20	4.32	0.25	12.56	< 0.05*
	Non-obese	Baseline	20	5.33	0.89	5.87	< 0.05*
	Non-obese	6 weeks	20	4.25	0.77	5.87	< 0.05*
CAL	Obese	Baseline	20	6.17	0.89	7.94	< 0.05*
	Obese	6 weeks	20	5.10	0.94	7.94	< 0.05*
	Non-obese	Baseline	20	6.09	1.19	5.85	< 0.05*
	Non-obese	6 weeks	20	5.11	0.88	5.85	< 0.05*

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Paired samples t-test; p < 0.05 considered statistically significant; *: denotes significance