Table 1.

Demographics of study participants in periodontally healthy (PH) and periodontally diseased individuals (PP)

Variables	PH (N = 6)	PP (N= 6)	Total (N = 12)	P value
Age (years)	33 ± 5	49± 5	41 ± 11	0.024
Height (cm)	175± 9	178± 9	177 ± 13	0.241
Weight (kg)	80± 20	92± 17	86 ± 17	1.000
BMI (kg/m2)	25.5± 13	28.9± 3	27.2± 3	0.336

Data are summarized as arithmetic mean ± standard deviation. P values were derived using the Mann-Whitney U test. Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index, p value: significant p < 0.05