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

Table 2

Descriptive statistics across gender.

Demographic & clinical profile	Males	Females	value
Age (years)			0.48
Body mass index (kg/m^2)			0.90
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl)			0.78
Postprandial blood glucose (mg/dl)			0.47
Glycosylated haemoglobin (%)			0.85
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)			0.81
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)			0.19
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)			0.13
Triglycerides (mg/dl)			0.80
Clinical attachment level (mm)			0.28
Pocket depth on probing (mm)			0.90
Gingival index			0.69

< 0.05: statistically significant.