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

Table 7

Correlation of gingival index with clinical variables based on antihyperglycemic medications.

Variables	OADs		Insulin
	Correlation coefficient	value	Correlation coefficient	value
Fasting blood glucose	0.41	<0.05	0.13	0.05
BMI (kg/m^2)	0.05	0.76	0.03	0.6
HbA1c (%)	0.05	0.78	0.21	<0.05
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	0.47	<0.01	0.06	0.35
Pocket depth (mm)	0.73	<0.001	0.57	<0.001
Clinical attachment level	0.51	<0.01	0.73	<0.001

< 0.05: statistically significant.