Age (year)  
Clinical parameter <30 Mean (SD) 30-39.9 Mean (SD) ≥ 40 Mean (SD) P-value
Average of:        
Gingival index 1.13 (0.64) 1.44 (0.75) 1.74 (0.76) <0.005
Probing pocket depth (PPD) 2.02 (0.22) 2.07 (0.30) 2.23 (0.53) <0.005
Clinical attachment loss (CAL) 2.03 (0.22) 2.15 (0.44) 3.03 (1.37) <0.005
Gingival recession (GR) 0.01 (0.03) 0.08 (0.17) 0.81 (1.19) <0.005
Average percent of sites with:        
PPD  ≥ 3 2.74 (11.91) 4.90 (15.65) 15.51 (28.67) <0.005
PPD ≥ 4 1.37 (6.36) 1.81 (8.27) 6.59 (18.58) 0.008
PPD ≥ 5 0.33 (2.16) 0.995 (5.71) 2.87 (9.83) 0.026
PPD ≥ 6 0.03 (0.20) 0.42 (3.02) 0.37 (1.39) 0.230
CAL ≥ 3 3.33 (12.32) 7.89 (17.18) 37.67 (37.68) <0.005
CAL  ≥ 4 1.55 (6.49) 3.66 (9.62) 27.66 (33.57) <0.005
CAL  ≥ 5 0.43 (2.21) 1.87 (8.41) 16.54 (27.40) <0.005
CAL  ≥ 6 0.02 (0.18) 0.03 (0.23) 2.13 (9.74) 0.027
GR ≥ 1 0.68 (2.57) 4.06 (8.87) 30.75 (37.20) <0.005
GR ≥ 2 0.14 (0.66) 3.00 (6.80) 22.57 (31.22) <0.005
GR ≥ 3 0.097 (0.56) 0.64 (2.10) 11.71 (23.27) <0.005
Bleeding on probing (BOP) 32.17 (44.49) 47.91 (48.27) 40.14 (44.98) 0.104
Table 2: The severity and extent of periodontal disease according to the age.