Table 1. Information on Individuals of the Periodontitis and Control Groups (n = 45) ^a,b.

Variable	Periodontitis Group	Control Group	Students t-Test P Value
Age, y	34.11 ± 4.71	35.36 ± 5.05	0.23
Body mass index, kg/m 2	25.17 ± 2.5	23.73 ± 3.1	0.46
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	218.11 ± 29.77	162.31 ± 48.24	< 0.001 c
Triglycerides, mg/dL	209.77 ± 44.30	125.60 ± 44.16	< 0.001 c
LDL, mg/dL	116.97 ± 37.41	115.68 ± 41.53	0.87
HDL, mg/dL	55.24 ± 14.05	53.75 ± 17.87	0.66

^a Data are presented as mean ± SD.

^b Abbreviations: HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein.

^c Significant difference (P < 0.05).