The Role of Interleukin-1 Genotype in the Association between Coronary Heart Disease and Periodontitis in a Syrian Population

Table 2

Descriptive parameters and periodontal parameters in patients with and without CHD.

Variable	CHD	Non-CHD
	𝑛=100	𝑛=100	𝑃 value
Age (years; mean ± SD)	52.06 ± 6.899	53.16 ± 5.832	0.225^†
Male (%)	92%	92%	1.00^†
Smokers (%)	68%	63%	0.757^†
BMI (Kg/m^2; mean ± SD)	26.17 ± 2.03	25.87 ± 1.91	0.005^†
			U value
PD (rank)	106.11	94.90	0.158^‡
GR (rank)	105.48	95.53	0.223^‡
CAL (rank)	121.07	79.93	<0.001^‡
ABL
Mild (%)	8%	12%	0.016*
Moderate (%)	40%	56%
Severe (%)	52%	32%

 ^†Unpaired 𝑡-test.
^‡Mann-Whitney 𝑈 test
* 𝑋² test.