Table 6.

Assignment table

Variable	Assignment
Age	≥45 years =1, <45 years =0
Gender	Male =1, Female =0
BMI	≥23.5=1, <23.5=0
Course of Disease	≥4 years =1, <4 years =0
Dental Position	Second Premolar =0, First Molar =1, Second Molar =2, Other =3
Implant Site	Maxilla =0, Mandible =1
Postprandial Gargling	Yes =1, No =0
History of Smoking	Yes =1, No =0
History of Alcohol Consumption	Yes =1, No =0
History of Diabetes	Yes =1, No =0
Baseline TNF-α	≥155 pg/mL =1, <155 pg/mL =0
Baseline IL-6	≥485 pg/mL =1, <485 pg/mL =0
Clinical Efficacy	Effective Group =0, Ineffective Group =1

Note: The cutoff value is used as the classification standard for all measurement data. BMI, Body Mass Index; TNF-α, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; IL-6, Interleukin-6.