Control group n = 40 | Intervention group n = 40 | T / X2/ Z | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.502) | 0.48 | ||
Male | 15 | 12 | ||
Female | 25 | 28 | ||
Age (Median, QR) | 40.00(32.00, 50.00) | 37.50(32.00, 52.25) | 0.283) | 0.78 |
Employment | 0.292) | 0.59 | ||
Unemployed or enrolled Employed Retired | 2 35 3 | 1 34 5 | ||
Education level | 0.052) | 0.82 | ||
Less than college degree College degree or above | 15 25 | 14 26 | ||
PD (Median, QR) | 3.65(3.20, 3.90) | 3.55(3.20, 3.90) | 0.633) | 0.53 |
PD ≥ 4 mm % (mean ± SD) | 40.92 ± 22.58 | 35.59 ± 18.18 | 1.161) | 0.25 |
BOP%(Median, QR) | 78.50(62.25, 88.00) | 77.00(63.00, 83.75) | 0.593) | 0.56 |
SESS (Median, QR ) | 22.00(18.00, 27.00) | 20.00(17.00, 29.75) | 0.763) | 0.45 |