Table 1.

Demographic data representing age, gender, and body mass index in different groups

Demographic variables	Groups
	A1	A2	B1	B2
Gender
Males	7	5	9	7
Females	9	9	5	9
Age, mean±SD	47.56±6.17	43.86±7.63	46.43±7.93	45±9.15
BMI, mean±SD	23.3±1.46	22.5±1.90	22.2±1.86	22.5±1.72

A1 – Patients with periodontitis receiving scaling and root planing; A2 – Patients with periodontitis receiving low-level laser therapy as an adjunct to scaling and root planing; B1 – Patients with periodontitis associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving scaling and root planing; B2 – Patients with periodontitis associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving low-level laser therapy as an adjunct to scaling and root planing; BMI – Body mass index; SD – Standard deviation