[Table/Fig-8]:
Correlation between periodontitis and BMI
| Parameter | Underweight | Normal | Overweight | Obese | Chi-square value | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Slight | 0 | 0% | 1 | 7.69% | 6 | 19.35% | 1 | 5.00% | 3.935 | 0.685¶ |
| Moderate | 0 | 0% | 3 | 23.07% | 13 | 41.93% | 8 | 40% | ||
| Severe | 1 | 100% | 9 | 69.23% | 12 | 38.70% | 11 | 55% | ||
| Total | 1 | 100% | 13 | 100% | 31 | 100% | 20 | 100% | ||
¶ Correlation was not statistically significant (p≥ 0.05)