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Table 8 Comparison of two tribal population for - Mean number of sextants affected by periodontal disease condition according to CPI index

From: Oral hygiene practice and periodontal status among two tribal population of Telangana state, India- an epidemiological study

Variables

 

Tribes

H-value

P-value

Pair wise comparison

Koya

Lambada

Koya vs Lambada

Healthy

Mean

0.57

0.49

150.17

0.00001*

  

0.35

SD

0.98

0.89

    

Bleeding

Mean

0.51

0.42

54.89

0.00001*

  

0.29

SD

0.81

0.68

     

Calculus

Mean

4.11

4.37

43.69

0.00001*

  

0.015

SD

1.46

1.29

     

Pocket (4–5 mm)

Mean

0.51

0.58

73.85

0.00001*

  

0.090

SD

0.82

0.83

     

Pocket (6 mm or more)

Mean

0.01

0.01

2.84

0.2420

  

0.96

SD

0.09

0.08

     

Excluded sextants

Mean

0.01

0.01

2.43

0.2130

  

0.87

SD

0.08

0.08

Total

Mean

1.74

1.82

134.69

0.00001*

  

0.01*

SD

0.48

0.44

     
  1. *p < 0.05 by Kruskal Wallis ANOVA and Mann-Whiney U test