Table 4.
Correlation analysis of parameters in Group I.
| Ca | Mg | pH | PI | GI | PPD | CAL | Age | Gender ¶ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ca | - | 0.985 (0.004) |
0.243 (0.237) | 0.978 (−0.006) |
0.994 (0.002) |
0.039 * (−0.415) | 0.043 * (−0.407) | 0.415 (−0.171) | 0.490 (−0.145) |
| Mg | 0.985 (0.004) | - | 0.037 * (−0.419) | 0.306 (0.213) |
0.671 (0.089) |
0.855 (−0.038) |
0.789 (−0.056) |
0.176 (0.280) | 0.853 (−0.039) |
| pH | 0.243 (0.237) | 0.037 * (−0.419) | - | 0.105 (0.332) | 0.068 (0.371) | 0.423 (0.168) |
0.370 (0.187) |
0.616 (0.105) | 0.688 (0.084) |
| PI | 0.978 (−0.006) |
0.306 (0.213) |
0.105 (0.332) | - | 0.000 *** (0.783) | 0.521 (0.135) |
0.570 (0.119) |
0.677 (0.088) | 0.739 (0.070) |
| GI | 0.994 (0.002) |
0.671 (0.089) |
0.068 (0.371) | 0.000 *** (0.783) | - | 0.902 (0.026) |
0.865 (−0.036) |
0.064 (0.376) | 0.711 (0.078) |
| PPD | 0.039 * (−0.415) | 0.855 (−0.038) | 0.423 (0.168) |
0.521 (0.135) |
0.902 (0.026) |
- | 0.000 *** (0.937) | 0.834 (0.044) | 0.725 (0.074) |
| CAL | 0.043 * (−0.407) | 0.789 (−0.056) | 0.370 (0.187) |
0.570 (0.119) |
0.865 (−0.036) |
0.000 *** (0.937) | - | 0.791 (−0.056) | 0.669 (0.090) |
| Age | 0.415 (−0.171) |
0.176 (0.280) | 0.616 (0.105) |
0.677 (0.088) |
0.064 (0.376) |
0.834 (0.044) |
0.791 (−0.056) |
- | 0.811 (0.050) |
| Gender | 0.490 (−0.145) | 0.853 (−0.039) | 0.688 (0.084) | 0.739 (0.070) | 0.711 (0.078) | 0.725 (0.074) | 0.669 (0.090) | 0.811 (0.050) | - |
Note: results are expressed as p value (correlation coefficient); * p < 0.05; *** p < 0.001; ¶—Spearman Correlation; Ca—Calcium; Mg—Magnesium; PI—Plaque Index; GI—Gingival Index; PPD—Probing Pocket Depth; CAL—Clinical Attachment Loss.