Table 4.

Gingival index (in mm) and probing pocket depth (in mm).

Group	Mean	Standard deviation	‘p’ value
Gingival index
Diabetic	2.18	0.39	<0.0005
Non-diabetic	1.77	0.28	<0.0005
Probing pocket depth
Diabetic	4.43	0.97	<0.0005
Non-diabetic	3.96	0.75	<0.031

p < 0.005, significant; p > 0.005, not significant.