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Table 3 Spearman’s rank correlation between NPRS score and the molecular mediators LL-37, IL-6, IL-4 and IL-10

From: Positive correlational shift between crevicular antimicrobial peptide LL-37, pain and periodontal status following non-surgical periodontal therapy. A pilot study

Non-parametric Spearman’s correlation

 

95% CI

r(df)

p

LL-37 (pg)

0.0767–0.5153

r(68) = 0.3125

< 0.01 (**)

IL-6 (pg)

0.2047–0.6096

r(66) = 0.4284

< 0.001 (***)

IL-4 (pg)

-0.6402 – -0.2661

r(70) = -0.4743

< 0.001 (***)

IL-10 (pg)

-0.6733 – -0.3224

r(71) = -0.5194

< 0.001 (***)

  1. r, correlation coefficient; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval