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Table 3. Correlations between changes in participants' biochemical variables and oral health status variables^a) .

Variables		PD change	CI change	BOP change
HbA1c change
	Correlation coefficient	0.496	0.351	0.321
	P value	0.000^b)	0.006^b)	0.012^b)
IL-1β change
	Correlation coefficient	0.009	0.257	0.125
	P value	0.944	0.048^b)	0.342
Endotoxin change (LAL assay)
	Correlation coefficient	0.485	0.332	0.367
	P value	0.000^b)	0.010^b)	0.004^b)

PD: pocket depth, CI: calculus index, BOP: bleeding on probing, 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 3. Correlations between changes in participants' biochemical variables and oral health status variablesa) .