Table 1.

Comparison of select characteristics between study groups

Characteristics	Periodontitis (n=37)	Controls (n=37)	P
Age (mean±SD)	43.35±7.70	40.70±6.19	0.107
BMI (mean±SD)	25.05±4.53	25.60±3.61	0.564
FBS (mean±SD)	96.81±23.59	83.27±8.28	0.002
HOMA-IR (mean±SD)	2.06±1.16	1.54±0.91	0.035
HbA1c (mean±SD)	5.87±1.46	5.29±0.20	0.021
Males, n (%)	20 (54.1)	13 (35.1)	0.102

P<0.05 statistically significant. BMI – Body mass index; FBS – Fasting blood sugar; HOMA-IR – Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance; HbA1c – Glycosylated hemoglobin; SD – Standard deviation, n – Number; P – Probability