mRNA Expression of MMP-28 (Epilysin) in Gingival Tissues of Chronic and Aggressive Periodontitis Patients: A Reverse Transcriptase PCR Study

Table 5

Correlation coefficient between relative quantification of mRNA expression of MMP-28 scores with GI, PPD and CAL scores by Karl Pearson’s correlation coefficient method in healthy group.

Variables	Correlation coefficient between relative; quantification of mRNA expression of MMP-28; scores with
	Correlation coefficient; (𝑟 value)	𝑡 value	𝑃 value
GI	0.0437	0.1855	0.8549
PPD	−0.2136	−0.9274	0.3660
CAL	—	—	—