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. 2015 Sep 18;15:109. doi: 10.1186/s12903-015-0094-7

Table 5.

Pearson coefficients for obesity and gingival health indicators in the normal weight group at the 1st day and 27th day of weight control

WC WHR BMI LDL Triglycerides HDL BOP IL-1β MMP-8
WHR 0.833**
BMI 0.575* 0.789**
LDL 0.019 0.076 0.284
Triglycerides −0.108 −0.271 −0.258 0.089
HDL −0.114 −0.293 −0.154 −0.154 −0.194
BOP 0.396 0.337 0.185 0.455* 0.377 −0.621**
IL-1β 0.474* 0.404 0.156 −0.115 0.076 −0.355 0.421*
MMP-8 0.350 0.438* 0.212 −0.277 −0.282 −0308 0.036 0.707**
MMP-9 0.271 0.236 −0.005 −0.422* −0.153 0.037 −0.008 0.668** 0.713*

*: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01