Supplementary Table 5.

Intragroup correlation of count with age, mean probing pocket depth, and mean clinical attachment level in Group C by Pearson coefficient correlation with P value significant at ≤0.01

CorrelationsC
Count	Age	Mean PPD	Mean CAL
Pearson correlation	0.580**	0.629**	0.682**
Significant (two-tailed)	0.007	0.003	0.001
n	20	20	20
P	**Highly significant at P≤0.01

**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed). Group C: Chronic; PPD: Probing pocket depth; CAL: Clinical attachment level