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

Table 6

Gender specific predictors of gingival index in patients with T2DM.

Predictor variables for gingival index	Standardized coefficient (beta value)		95% confidence interval		value
	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females
BMI (kg/m^2)	0.06	0.00	0.03, 08	−0.02, 0.02	<0.001	0.87
HbA1c (%)	0.006	0.03	0.03, 0.04	−0.02, 0.92	0.75	0.29
Pocket depth (mm)	0.10	0.12	0.05, 0.15	0.05, 0.19	<0.001	<0.001
Clinical attachment level	0.24	0.21	0.19, 0.29	0.15, 0.28	<0.001	<0.001

< 0.05: statistically significant; regression coefficient value: () = 0.63.