Cholesterol, C-Reactive Protein, and Periodontitis: HMG-CoA-Reductase Inhibitors (Statins) as Effect Modifiers
Figure 1
(a) Mean LDL-c concentration related to increasing extent of gingival plaque (in tertils) without and with statin use. ANOVA: statins , plaque tertils , interaction . (b) Mean LDL-c dependent on severity of attachment loss (mean CAL tertils) without and with statin use. ANOVA: statins , CAL tertils , interaction statins *CAL . Lowest periodontal tertilāwhite columns, 2nd tertilādark columns, 3rd tertilāhatched columns.