Research Article
Salivary Melatonin and the Severity of Attachment Loss: A Case-Control Study
Table 1
Comparison of age and salivary melatonin levels based on gender and study subjects in all groups.
| | Healthy | Gingivitis | Localized moderate CP | Generalized moderate CP | Generalized severe CP |
| Age | 40.5 ± 6.02 | 37.2 ± 6.79 | 38.6 ± 6.58 | 41.2 ± 6.56 | 44.7 ± 4.08 | Male MT level (pg/mL) | 5.22 ± 0.38 | 4.34 ± 0.38 | 3.77 ± 0.32 | 3.75 ± 0.31 | 3.35 ± 0.10 | Female MT level (pg/mL) | 5.35 ± 0.64 | 4.36 ± 0.23 | 4.01 ± 0.26 | 3.96 ± 0.42 | 3.41 ± 0.10 | Total MT level (pg/mL) | 5.29 ± 0.50 | 4.35 ± 0.31 | 3.86 ± 0.30 | 3.85 ± 0.36 | 3.39 ± 0.10 |
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C.P: chronic periodontitis.
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