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Table 2. Correlations between circulating levels of HbA1c, IL-1β, endotoxin, and oral health status variables^a) .

Variables		PD	CI	BOP	DMFT	NT
HbA1c
	Correlation coefficient	0.118	−0.074	0.210	−0.062	0.025
	P value	0.370	0.576	0.107	0.640	0.852
IL-1β
	Correlation coefficient	0.090	0.177	0.037	−0.117	0.026
	P value	0.495	0.175	0.777	0.374	0.846
Endotoxin
	Correlation coefficient	0.809	−0.100	0.025	0.232	0.232
	P value	0.000^b)	0.446	0.851	0.075	0.075

PD: pocket depth, CI: calculus index, BOP: bleeding on probing, DMFT: decayed, missing, filled teeth, NT: number of remaining teeth, HbA1c: haemoglobin A1c, IL: interleukin.

^a)Each cell contains a Spearman rho value for pairs of variables and the probability that the correlation is significant. ^b)P value <0.05.

Table 2. Correlations between circulating levels of HbA1c, IL-1β, endotoxin, and oral health status variablesa) .

Table 2. Correlations between circulating levels of HbA1c, IL-1β, endotoxin, and oral health status variables^a) .