Table 4.
Periodontal findings for diabetic subjects according to diabetes history
| Variables | Diabetes duration |
p value | HbA1c |
p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤2 years (n = 50) | >2 years (n = 45) | ≤9% (n = 48) | >9% (n = 47) | |||
| Plaque index | 1.7 ± 0.8 | 1.9 ± 0.7 | 0.089 | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 2.0 ± 0.8 | <0.001 |
| Gingival index | 1.6 ± 1.03 | 2.06 ± 1.1 | 0.070 | 1.6 ± 0.9 | 2.2 ± 1.2 | 0.024 |
| Clinical attachment loss, mm | 2.4 ± 0.5 | 2.7 ± 0.5 | 0.021 | 2.3 ± 0.5 | 2.7 ± 0.5 | 0.041 |
| Bleeding on probing | 0.2 ± 0.3 | 0.4 ± 0.3 | 0.014 | 0.3 ± 0.2 | 0.4 ± 0.3 | 0.246 |
Plaque index and gingival index were each scored on a scale of 0–3.