Predictors for Gingival Index in Middle-Aged Asian Indians with Type 2 Diabetes from South India: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Table 1

Descriptive statistics between groups.

Demographic & clinical profile	Group 1	Group 2	value
Age (years)			0.28
Body mass index (kg/m^2)			0.23
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl)			0.47
Postprandial blood glucose (mg/dl)	187.8 ± 78.2		0.58
Glycosylated haemoglobin (%)			<0.05
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)			<0.05
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)			0.06
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)			0.05
Triglycerides (mg/dl)			0.94
Clinical attachment level (mm)			<0.01
Pocket depth on probing (mm)			<0.01
Gingival index			<0.01

< 0.05: statistically significant; Group 1: T2DM subjects without periodontitis; Group 2: T2DM subjects with periodontitis.