[Table/Fig-3]:
Pearson’s Correlation between biochemical parameters analysed and PPD among Chronic periodontitis (CP) with and without diabetes (DM).
| PPD – CP (n=25) | PPD – CP with DM (n=25) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p | r | p-value | |
| MDA# | 0.07 | 0.739 | 0.566 | 0.003 |
| TAC | 0.181 | 0.386 | -0.186 | 0.374 |
| Vitamin C | -0.062 | 0.768 | -0.146 | 0.487 |
| SOD | -0.018 | 0.931 | -0.216 | 0.301 |
| Catalase | 0.317 | 0.123 | 0.086 | 0.682 |
#MDA (n=50) r=0.275, p=0.05 (with overall PPD of both groups- CP and CP with DM).