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Table 2 Mean PD, CAL and BI and in the two groups at baseline and at 3 months after the intervention

From: Effects of omega-3 supplementation as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal therapy on periodontal parameters in periodontitis patients: a randomized clinical trial

Group

Variable

Time

Mean

Std. deviation

*P-value

Intervention

PD

Baseline

5.067

0.982

0.000

3 months

2.653

0.843

 
 

Intra-group difference

2.413

0.8

0.000

CAL

Baseline

5.24

1.04

0.000

3 months

3.07

0.61

 
 

Intra-group difference

2.166

0.745

0.000

BI

Baseline

78.53

9.86

0.000

3 months

49.80

16.06

 
  

Intra-group difference

28.733

14.424

0.000

Control

PD

Baseline

4.507

1.018

0.000

3 months

3.340

0.940

 
 

Intra-group difference

1.166

0.654

0.000

CAL

Baseline

4.66

1.01

0.000

3 months

3.57

0.92

 
 

Intra-group difference

1.093

0.681

0.000

BI

Baseline

79.53

10.43

0.000

3 months

56.26

15.09

 
  

Intra-group difference

23.266

12.892

0.000

  1. *Paired t-test at 0.05 level of significance