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Table 2 Spearman's rank correlation for the selected periodontal parameters with the values of inflammatory parameters in the study group

From: The inflammation link between periodontal disease and coronary atherosclerosis in patients with acute coronary syndromes: case–control study

Parameters from dental examination

Inflammatory parameters

The study group

n = 71

correlations

R

p

API [%]

hsCRP [mg/l]

R = 0.17

p = 0.15

ESR [mm/h]

R = 0.21

p = 0.11

Leukocytes [G/L]

R = 0.08

p = 0.50

fibrinogen [g/L]

R = 0.11

p = 0.42

BoP [%]

hsCRP [mg/l]

R = 0.14

p = 0.25

ESR [mm/h]

R = 0.06

p = 0.62

Leukocytes [G/L]

R = 0.14

p = 0.24

Fibrinogen [g/L]

R = 0.36

p = 0.006

PD [mm]

hsCRP [mg/l]

R = 0.28

p = 0.01

ESR [mm/h]

R = 0.16

p = 0.22

Leukocytes [G/L]

R = 0.27

p = 0.02

Fibrinogen [g/L]

R = − 0.009

p = 0.94

NoPD ≥ 4 mm[n]

hsCRP [mg/l]

R = 0.24

p = 0.04

ESR [mm/h]

R = 0.07

p = 0.59

Leukocytes [G/L]

R = 0.28

p = 0.02

Fibrinogen [g/L]

R =− 0.002

p = 0.98

%PD ≥ 4 mm[%]

hsCRP [mg/l]

R = 0.23

p = 0.05

ESR [mm/h]

R = 0.16

p = 0.22

Leukocytes [G/L]

R = 0.28

p = 0.01

Fibrinogen [g/L]

R = 0.001

p = 0.99

CAL [mm]

hsCRP [mg/l]

R = 0.27

p = 0.02

ESR [mm/h]

R = 0.07

p = 0.59

Leukocytes [G/L]

R = 0.10

p = 0.42

Fibrinogen [g/L]

R = 0.04

p = 0.74

Number of teeth preserved

hsCRP [mg/l]

R = 0.03

p = 0.76

ESR [mm/h]

R =− 0.31

p = 0.01

Leukocytes [G/L]

R =− 0.08

p = 0.50

Fibrinogen [g/L]

R =− 0.20

p = 0.13

  1. Bold numbers indicate statistically significant values