Table 3.

Comparison of mean Simplified-Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S), Community Periodontal Index (CPI) and Loss of Attachment (LOA) scores among cases and controls based on age

Variables		Mean ±S.D.		p-value
		Cases	Controls
DI-S	35-44 years	1.06±0.60	0.81±0.47	0.0001*
	45-54 years	1.29±0.58	1.03±0.45	0.0001*
	55-65 years	1.46±0.58	1.28±0.53	0.0001*
	p-value	0.0001*	0.0001*
CI-S	35-44 years	1.72±1.07	1.29±0.75	0.0001*
	45-54 years	2.13±1.96	1.89±2.33	0.0001*
	55-65 years	2.37±1.20	2.14±0.59	0.0001*
	p-value	0.0001*	0.0001*
OHI-S	35-44 years	2.79±1.47	2.10±1.12	0.0001*
	45-54 years	3.64±3.95	3.17±4.45	0.0001*
	55-65 years	3.77±1.04	3.42±0.99	0.0001*
	p-value	0.0001*	0.0001*
CPI	35-44 years	3.02±0.83	2.58±0.71	0.0001*
	45-54 years	3.38±0.71	3.01±0.68	0.0001*
	55-65 years	3.66±0.52	3.47±0.57	0.0001*
	p-value	0.0001*	0.0001*
LOA	35-44 years	0.80±1.03	0.30±0.57	0.0001*
	45-54 years	1.28±1.15	0.58±0.72	0.0001*
	55-65 years	1.71±1.13	1.18±0.94	0.0001*
	p-value	0.0001*	0.0001*

*statistically significant (p≤0.05)

DI-S- Debris Index- Simplified; CI-S- Calculus Index-Simplified; OHI-S- Simplified- Oral Hygiene Index;

CPI- Community Periodontal Index; LOA-Loss of Attachment; S.D.-Standard Deviation