Associations of Salivary BPIFA1 Protein in Chronic Periodontitis Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Figure 3

Curve correlation between the concentration of BPIFA1 (pg/mL) and periodontal parameters among individuals with or without T2DM. Blue lines and dots represent NDM subjects, and red lines and dots represent T2DM subjects. Equations and correlation coefficients are shown. As shown in (a), in NDM subjects, PLI and the concentration of salivary BPIFA1 had a statistically significant relationship in the form of a quadratic term. In T2DM subjects (b), CAL and the concentration of salivary BPIFA1 had a statistically significant relationship in the form of a quadratic term.

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