Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Levels in Gingival Crevicular Fluid, Saliva, and Serum of Chronic Periodontitis Patients

Table 1

Sociodemographic and periodontal parameters of the study groups.

	Groups
Variables	(1) Without CP; n=30	(2) With CP; n=30	p value
Gender
(i) Female ()	15 (50)	15 (50)
(ii) Male ()	15 (50)	15 (50)
Age (years)	39.2±7.2	42.6±9.1	ns
CAL (mm)	0.92±0.27	4.36±1.14	p= 0.001
PD (mm)	1.18±0.43	3.44±0.89	p= 0.001
BOP ()	6.13±3.25	14.07±5.03	p= 0.001
PI ()	12.37±5.62	33.43±15.86	p= 0.001

Data are expressed as mean (±SD). Gender is expressed as percentages. CP: chronic periodontitis; CAL: clinical attachment level; PD: Probing depth; PI: plaque index; BOP: bleeding of probing; MIF: Macrophage Migration Inhibitor Factor; GCF: gingival crevicular fluid; SD: standard deviation; ns: not significant. U de Mann Whitney test was used to compare periodontal parameters.