Table 1 Demographic data and measured parameters
From: Evaluation of salivary placental growth factor in Health and Periodontitis
Parameter | Group 2 (Periodontitis) | Group 1 (Health) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | n | 18 | 13 | 0.244 |
% | 72.0% | 52.0% | |||
Female | n | 7 | 12 | ||
% | 28.0% | 48.0% | |||
Age (years) | Mean ± SD | 38.52 ± 8.99 | 28.92 ± 9.25 | < 0.001* | |
PI | Mean ± SD | 86.92 ± 8.75 | 27.20 ± 5.71 | < 0.001* | |
BOP | Mean ± SD | 86.32 ± 8.34 | 7.32 ± 1.84 | < 0.001* | |
GI | Mean ± SD | 1.71 ± 0.34 | 0.01 ± 0.02 | < 0.001* | |
PPD | Mean ± SD | 5.33 ± 0.62 | 2.12 ± 0.30 | < 0.001* | |
CAL | Mean ± SD | 5.11 ± 0.69 | 0.01 ± 0.01 | < 0.001* | |
PLGF (in pg/ml) | Mean ± SD | 85.87 ± 23.54 | 87.90 ± 23.09 | 0.473 | |