Research Article
Serum Ratio of Leptin to Adiponectin in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Table 2
Serum leptin and adiponectin levels of three groups.
| Characteristics
(mean SD) | T2 DM + CP
() | CP
() | Healthy
() | | value |
| | Leptin (ng/mL) | | | | T2 DM + CP versus CP | 0.006 | | T2 DM + CP versus H | 0.001 | | CP versus H | 0.003 |
| | Adiponectin (g/mL) | | | | T2 DM + CP versus CP | 0.403 | | T2 DM + CP versus H | 0.001 | | CP versus H | 0.001 |
| | Leptin/adiponectin ratio | | | | T2 DM + CP versus CP | 0.002 | | T2 DM + CP versus H | 0.001 | | CP versus H | 0.001 |
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