Fig. 1
From: Association between lipid metabolism and periodontitis in obese patients: a cross-sectional study
Clinical periodontal characteristics of the study groups. Plaque index (%), Probing depth (mm), Clinical attachment level (mm) and Bleeding on probing (%) of the control group(n = 36), overweight group (n = 38) and obesity group (n = 38) were measured by the professional oral examination. All data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation, * indicated statistically significant difference compared with the control group (P < 0.05). One-way ANOVA and Tukey’s post hoc test were used as the statistically test