Self-reported periodontal disease scale score  
  <2 (n = 177) ≥ 2 (n = 111)  
Mean SD Mean SD P- value
Average PI 1.19 0.57 1.50 0.57 0.000
Average GI 1.37 0.75 1.62 0.76 0.007
  Severity of periodontal disease          
Average of:          
 Probing pocket depth (PPD) 2.07 0.36 2.21 0.47 0.005
 Clinical attachment loss (CAL) 2.38 0.99 2.71 1.14 0.010
 Gingival recession (GR) 0.31 0.82 0.50 0.98 0.084
  Extent of periodontal disease          
Percent of sites with:          
 PD ≥ 3 5.80 18.68 13.82 26.61 0.003
 PD ≥ 4 2.41 11.38 5.99 16.59 0.031
 PD ≥ 5 1.23 7.08 2.21 7.54 0.264
 PD ≥ 6 0.21 1.85 0.35 1.33 0.512
 CAL ≥ 3 15.05 28.62 26.97 35.23 0.002
 CAL ≥ 4 10.50 24.31 18.75 28.75 0.010
 CAL ≥ 5 6.18 18.17 10.75 23.08 0.062
 CAL ≥ 6 0.76 7.18 1.30 5.53 0.500
 GR ≥ 1 12.46 27.31 18.66 31.34 0.078
 GR ≥ 2 8.67 21.80 14.16 26.04 0.055
 GR ≥ 3 4.31 14.41 7.17 19.50 0.155
 Percent of BOP 30.04 42.62 53.66 47.04 0.000
Table 6: The differences in the dental and periodontal clinical parameters according to self-reported periodontal disease as defined by the self-reported periodontal disease scale.