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comparison of the severity of periodontitis among diabetic and non-diabetic respondents
| Periodontal status | x2 | df | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (%), n=110 | Non-diabetes (%), n=110 | ||||
| Periodontal status | |||||
| Healthy | 10(9.1) | 31(28.2) | 14.857 | 2 | 0.001* |
| Mild periodontitis (gingivitis) | 46(41.8) | 44(40.0) | |||
| Severe periodontitis | 54(49.1) | 35(31.8) | |||
Statistically significant, X2-Chi-squared
