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

Table 3

Correlation of clinical parameters with gingival index in the study cohort.

Clinical variable	Correlation coefficient	value
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	0.13	NS
Glycosylated haemoglobin (%)	0.28	<0.01
High density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)	0.16	NS
Presence of diabetes	0.78	<0.01
Clinical attachment level (mm)	0.77	<0.01
Pocket depth (mm)	0.63	<0.01

< 0.05: statistically significant; NS: not significant.