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Correlation between periodontitis and osteoporosis
| Periodontitis | Normal | Osteopenia | Osteoporosis | Chi-square value | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Slight | 8 | 24.24% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 25.81 | 0.0001* |
| Moderate | 17 | 51.51% | 7 | 36.84% | 0 | 0% | ||
| Severe | 8 | 24.24% | 12 | 63.15% | 13 | 100% | ||
| Total | 33 | 100% | 19 | 100% | 13 | 100% | ||
* Correlation was statistically significant (p ≤ 0.05)
