Nonsurgical periodontal-therapy improves glycosylated hemoglobin levels in pre-diabetic patients with chronic periodontitis

Table 7 Mean difference (mean ± SD) in systemic parameters from baseline to fourth month re-evaluation for case and control group

Parameters	Mean difference in case group	Mean difference in control group	P value
FBG (mg/dL)	3.90 ± 8.48	-1.66 ± 6.04	0.005a
HBA1c (%)	0.22 ± 0.11	-0.056 ± 0.10	0.000a
TC (mg%)	4.16 ± 23.66	-6.43 ± 16.38	0.048a
TG (mg%)	2.70 ± 27.71	4.50 ± 27.65	0.802
HDL (mg%)	-1.16 ± 7.54	0.00 ± 3.05	0.436
LDL (mg%)	5.93 ± 19.81	-7.16 ± 16.02	0.007a
VLDL (mg%)	0.65 ± 5.38	0.96 ± 5.50	0.824

^aP value ≤ 0.05. FBG: Fasting blood glucose; HBA1c: Glycosylated hemoglobin; TG: Triglycerides; HDL: High density lipoprotein; LDL: Low density lipoprotein; VLDL: Very low density lipoprotein; TC: Total cholesterol.