Table 6.

Correlation (r) values between reductions in clinical parameters

	∆Mean PD	∆PD ≥4 mm	∆BOP	∆HbA1c	∆Urinary NAG	∆Urinary albumin	∆GGT	∆TNF-α
∆PD ≥ 4 mm	0.730*
∆BOP	0.351	0.289
∆HbA1c	−0.019	−0.064	0.456
∆Urinary NAG	0.522	0.24	0.224	−0.313
∆Urinary albumin	0.328	0.178	0.134	−0.142	0.599
∆GGT	−0.508	−0.317	−0.246	−0.506	−0.116	0.108
∆TNF-α	0.677*	0.621*	0.309	−0.223	0.407	−0.146	−0.012
∆hs-CRP	0.081	−0.007	−0.054	0.136	0.341	0.403	−0.212	−0.018

*Significant at P ≤ 0.05