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 5 Linear regression analysis to predict the severity of periodontitis using suppression of tumorigenicity 2 (ST2) levels in the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF).
Independent variable | Dependent variable | Correlation coefficient (r) | β-coefficient | P value | 95% confidence interval |
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ST2 | Periodontal probing depth | 0.930 | 0.014 | 0.000 | −1.317 to 0.653 |