Clinical efficacy of scaling and root planing with and without metronidazole on glycemic control: three-arm randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Baseline differences at the time of allocation in three-arms (n = 50 in each arm)

Variables	SRP + MET + OHI	SRP + OHI	OHI + DT	p-value
Gender
Females Male	20 30	23 27	25 25	0.600
BMI status
Underweight Normal Overweight Obese	2 15 25 8	0 15 28 7	3 14 27 6	0.770
Smoking
No Yes	47 2	46 2	43 4	0.559
Diabetic management
Hypoglycemic Insulin Both	37 4 9	31 9 10	38 6 6	0.427
Co-morbidity
None Hypertension Others	29 13 7	25 10 14	26 10 13	0.643
Regular exercise
No Yes	24 26	21 29	21 29	0.782
Healthy diet
No Yes	10 40	15 35	13 37	0.512
HbA1c (cut-off 9%)
< 9% ≥ 9%	25 25	29 21	29 21	0.649
Mean age (years)	52.72 ± 8.00	51.24 ± 8.27	52.82 ± 6.38	0.509
Education (years)	11.18 ± 4.97	10.69 ± 4.62	9.87 ± 5.52	0.540
Mean BMI (m/kg²)	26.66 ± 5.23	26.47 ± 3.61	25.72 ± 4.21	0.533
Total teeth	24.84 ± 3.15	24.88 ± 3.02	25.12 ± 3.27	0.891
Teeth indicated for extraction	0.97 ± 1.97	0.54 ± 1.11	1 ± 1.70	0.286
HbA1c (%)	9.11 ± 1.52	9.09 ± 1.75	8.88 ± 1.65	0.727
BOP (%)	26.03 ± 10.67	26.07 ± 9.57	26.25 ± 9.81	0.993
PPD (mm)	3.40 ± 0.88	3.56 ± 0.89	3.47 ± 0.86	0.644
CAL (mm)	3.94 ± 0.96	3.87 ± 1.04	3.80 ± 1.11	0.791

SRP, scaling root planning; MET, metronidazole; DT, delayed treatment; OHI, oral hygiene instructions; BOP, bleeding on probing; PPD, periodontal pocket depth; CAL, clinical attachment loss; mm, millimeter

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