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Table 2 Association of the gingival color categories with nationality

From: Relationship of skin complexion with gingival tissue color and hyperpigmentation. A multi-ethnic comparative study

Nationality

Gingival Color Category

df

χ2 value

P value

Dark

Light

Medium

No pigmentation

Afghani

0

20 (100)

0

0

57

559.33

0.001**

Bangladesh

4 (12.50)

10 (31.20)

18 (56.25)

0

Egyptian

3 (6.90)

11 (25.58)

29 (67.44)

0

Ethiopian

0

9 (45)

3 (15)

8 (40)

Indian

0

7 (9.72)

65 (90.28)

0

Indonesian

0

11 (42.30)

15 (57.70)

0

Jordan

0

17 (44.70)

21 (55.30)

0

Kenyan

0

16 (50)

16 (50)

0

Moroccan

0

9 (45)

11 (55)

0

Nepal

0

1(5.20)

12 (63.16)

6 (31.58)

Pakistan

0

15 (47)

17 (53)

0

Palestinian

0

18 (100)

0

0

Philippines

0

12 (34.30)

23 (65.70)

0

Saudi

6 (2.00)

101 (34.50)

180 (61.40)

6 (2.00)

Somali

0

10 (83)

2 (17)

0

Srilanka

6 (37.50)

2 (12.50)

8 (50)

0

Sudan

3 (17)

3 (17)

12 (66)

0

Syrian

0

26 (53)

19 (38.77)

4 (8.16)

Uganda

10 (71.40)

1 (7.14)

3 (21.40)

0

Yemen

0

11 (37)

19 (63)

0

  1. Note Results are expressed in number (%)
  2. **P value < 0.01; df: degrees of freedom; χ2 value: Chi square variate