mRNA Expression of MMP-28 (Epilysin) in Gingival Tissues of Chronic and Aggressive Periodontitis Patients: A Reverse Transcriptase PCR Study

Table 6

Correlation coefficient between relative quantification of mRNA expression of MMP-28 scores with GI, PPD and CAL scores by Karl Pearson’s correlation coefficient method in chronic periodontitis group.

Variables	Correlation coefficient between relative; quantification of mRNA expression of MMP-28; scores with
	Correlation coefficient; (𝑟 value)	𝑡 value	𝑃 value
GI	−0.1753	−0.7553	0.4598
PPD	0.4240	1.9861	0.0625
CAL	0.2409	1.0531	0.3062