Table 3.
Spearmann correlation coefficients between GI, BOP%, and PD and dental plaque–related variables
| GI | BOP% | PD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correlation coefficient | p | Correlation coefficient | p | Correlation coefficient | p | |
| PLI | 0.68 | 0.0000* | 0.78 | 0.0000* | 0.24 | 0.0746 |
| Number of A. actinomycetemcomitans | − 0.01 | 0.9416 | − 0.13 | 0.3612 | − 0.18 | 0.1973 |
| Number of bacteria from red complex | 0.14 | 0.3254 | 0.29 | 0.0332* | 0.22 | 0.1044 |
| Number of P. gingivalis | 0.01 | 0.9143 | 0.02 | 0.9048 | 0.13 | 0.3301 |
| Number of T. forsythia | 0.17 | 0.2130 | 0.30 | 0.0237* | 0.17 | 0.2283 |
| Number of T. denticola | 0.19 | 0.1691 | 0.33 | 0.0148* | 0.25 | 0.0670 |
| Number of bacteria from orange complex | 0.14 | 0.2911 | 0.24 | 0.0839 | 0.02 | 0.8811 |
| Number of F. nucleatum | 0.09 | 0.5220 | 0.17 | 0.2156 | 0.02 | 0.8682 |
| Number of P. micros | − 0.06 | 0.6858 | 0.03 | 0.8548 | 0.00 | 0.9898 |
| Number of P. intermedia | 0.20 | 0.1456 | 0.26 | 0.0532 | 0.23 | 0.0871 |
| Number of C. gingivalis (green complex) | − 0.14 | 0.3091 | − 0.08 | 0.5541 | − 0.01 | 0.9333 |
| Total bacteria count | 0.05 | 0.7166 | 0.17 | 0.2278 | − 0.13 | 0.3258 |
*Statistically significant correlations (p < 0.05)