Table 3 Oral hygiene (PLI) and gingivae condition (GI) in patients from groups: with nephrotic syndrome (NS), with diabetes (D1), and control (C)

PL I

mean ± SD

0.98 ± 0.61

1.02 ± 0.51

0.53 ± 0.69

NS vs C

0.011*

D1 vs C

0.002*

GI

0.62 ± 0.69

0.47 ± 0.38

0.24 ± 0.42

NS vs C

0.014*

D1 vs C

0.026*

GI ≥ 0.1

n/%

20/62.5

28/80.0

11/37.93

NS vs C

0.055

D1 vs C

0.001*

GI ≥ 1.1

10/31.25

4/11.43

1/3.45

NS vs C

0.005*

D1 vs C

0.236

0.482*

0.633*

0.670*

(P < 0.001)

(P < 0.001)

(P < 0.001)