Clinical Study
Periodontal Status in Smokers and Nonsmokers: A Clinical, Microbiological, and Histopathological Study
Table 3
Comparison of PI, GI, BI, and CI between nonsmokers and smokers. Results are presented in Mean ± SD (min-max).
| Parameters | Nonsmokers | Smokers | P value |
| PI | 1.04 ± 0.44 (0.33–2.20) | 1.11 ± 0.44 (0.40–2.31) | 0.258 |
| GI | 0.86 ± 0.41 (0.16–2.00) | 0.62 ± 0.31 (0.12–1.54) | <0.001** |
| BI | 39.54 ± 23.03 (2.23–100) | 28.53 ± 17.52 (3.30–100.0) | 0.001** |
| CI | 1.40 ± 0.55 (1.40–2.00) | 1.62 ± 0.36 (0.63–2.00) | 0.001** |
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