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. 2019 Jan 9;19:8. doi: 10.1186/s12903-018-0705-1

Table 8.

Comparison of two tribal population for - Mean number of sextants affected by periodontal disease condition according to CPI index

Variables Tribes H-value P-value Pair wise comparison
Koya Lambada Koya vs Lambada
Healthy Mean 0.57 0.49 150.17 0.00001* 0.35
SD 0.98 0.89
Bleeding Mean 0.51 0.42 54.89 0.00001* 0.29
SD 0.81 0.68
Calculus Mean 4.11 4.37 43.69 0.00001* 0.015
SD 1.46 1.29
Pocket (4–5 mm) Mean 0.51 0.58 73.85 0.00001* 0.090
SD 0.82 0.83
Pocket (6 mm or more) Mean 0.01 0.01 2.84 0.2420 0.96
SD 0.09 0.08
Excluded sextants Mean 0.01 0.01 2.43 0.2130 0.87
SD 0.08 0.08
Total Mean 1.74 1.82 134.69 0.00001* 0.01*
SD 0.48 0.44

*p < 0.05 by Kruskal Wallis ANOVA and Mann-Whiney U test