Sex Hormones Enhance Gingival Inflammation without Affecting IL-1β and TNF-α in Periodontally Healthy Women during Pregnancy

Table 2

Clinical periodontal parameters () in the groups.

Variable	N-Pr group ()	Pr group ()	value
PLI	0.570 ± 0.060	0.598 ± 0.098	0.67	0.5087
GI	1.250 ± 0.126	1.205 ± 0.109	1.33	0.1907
BI	1.145 ± 0.079	1.217 ± 0.135	−1.27	0.2092
PPD (mm)	2.235 ± 0.253	2.282 ± 0.267	0.79	0.4343
CAL (mm)	0	0	—	—

Pr group: pregnancy group; N-Pr group: nonpregnancy group; PLI: plaque index; GI: gingival index; BI: bleeding index; PPD: periodontal pocket depth; CAL: clinical attachment loss; : number.