Table 12.
Relationship between prostate-specific antigen scores with all clinical parameters by Karl Pearson’s correlation coefficient technique
| Parameters | Relationship between PSA scores with | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Correlation coefficient r (X, Y) | t | P | |
| CAL | 0.5549 | 4.4742 | 0.0001* |
| PD | 0.5315 | 4.2086 | 0.0001* |
| GI | 0.3567 | 2.5612 | 0.0139* |
| PI | 0.3231 | 2.2901 | 0.0268* |
| BI | 0.1331 | 0.9011 | 0.3723 |
*P<0.05. PSA: Prostate-specific antigen; GI: Gingival index; BI: Bleeding index; PI: Plaque index; PD: Probing depth; CAL: Clinical attachment level