15 November 2022: Clinical Research
Suppression of Tumorigenicity 2 Pro-Inflammatory Biomarker Linking Diabetes Mellitus and Periodontitis: A Pilot Study
Paladugu Devi Navya 1CDF , Gurumoorthy Kaarthikeyan 1CEF , J. Selva Raj 2BCDE , Ahmed Alamoudi 3AEF , Maha A. Bahammam 45CEF , Bassam Zidane 6BDE , Hammam Ahmed Bahammam 7BDF , Sarah Ahmed Bahammam 8CEF , Ali Abdel-Halim Abdel-Azim Hassan 9CDE , Mona Awad Kamil 10BDE , Shilpa Bhandi 1112BEF , A. Thirumal Raj 13CEF , Shankargouda Patil 1114ACE*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.938218
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e938218
Table 4 Multiple comparisons using post hoc tests.
| Dependent variable ST2 | Group (I) | Group (J) | Mean difference (I-J) | Std error | Sig. | 95% Confidence Lower bound | Interval Upper bound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tukey test | Healthy | P | −200.916* | 31.19615 | .000 | −278.2647 | −123.5681 |
| P+DM | −303.559* | 32.09114 | .000 | −383.1271 | −223.9925 | ||
| Periodontitis | healthy | 200.916* | 31.19615 | .000 | 123.5681 | 278.2647 | |
| P+DM | −102.643* | 32.80524 | .011 | −183.9813 | −21.3055 | ||
| Periodontitis+ DM | Healthy | 303.559* | 32.09114 | .000 | 223.9925 | 383.1271 | |
| periodontitis | 102.643* | 32.80524 | .011 | 21.3055 | 183.9813 | ||
| Dunnett 2-sided test | Periodontitis | Healthy | 200.916* | 31.19615 | .000 | 127.9740 | 273.8589 |
| Periodontitis+ DM | Healthy | 303.559* | 32.09114 | .000 | 228.5247 | 378.5949 | |
| * The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level. b Dunnett-test treats 1 group as a control and compares all other groups against it. DM – diabetes mellitus. | |||||||