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Table 5 Comparison of diabetes-specific quality of life scores among the four groups (\( \overline{x} \) ±s)

From: Application value of combination therapy of periodontal curettage and root planing on moderate-to-severe chronic periodontitis in patients with type 2 diabetes

Group Time Treatment dimension Social relations Psychological (mental) condition Physiological function
Combined group (n=18) Before therapy 14.09±1.29 20.18±2.38 18.93±3.28 17.63±2.98
After 3 months of therapy 35.98±3.82 25.47±3.31 24.39±0.87 26.47±0.82
Root planing group (n=18) Before therapy 14.28±1.31 20.27±2.29 19.03±3.52 17.67±2.77
After 3 months of therapy 30.01±3.18 22.19±3.17 22.01±2.71 24.39±2.18
Periodontal curettage group (n=18) Before therapy 14.16±2.01 20.12±2.19 19.01±3.76 17.70±2.38
After 3 months of therapy 29.97±3.09 22.21±3.08 22.05±3.48 24.41±3.27
Cleansing group (n=18) Before therapy 14.21±1.82 20.25±2.43 19.11±2.14 17.75±2.84
After 3 months of therapy 29.73±2.17 22.87±3.07 22.12±2.87 24.08±3.12
t   0.043 0.016 0.009 0.006
P   0.988 0.997 0.999 0.999
t’   17.088 4.366 3.44 3.362
P′   <0.001 0.007 0.022 0.024
t*   −23.034 −5.505 −6.826 −12.135
P*   <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
t#   −19.404 −2.083 −2.369 −8.088
P#   <0.001 <0.001 0.023 <0.001
t*#   −18.196 −2.346 − 2.517 −7.039
P*#   <0.001 0.025 0.017 <0.001
t*#*   −23.249 − 2.839 −3.567 −6.365
P*#*   <0.001 0.007 0.001 <0.001
  1. Note: t and P were the comparison of four groups before treatment; t’ and P′ were the comparison of four groups 3 months after treatment; t* and P* were the comparison of combined group before and 3 months after treatment; t# and P# were the comparison of root planing group before and 3 months after treatment; t*# and P*# were the comparison of periodontal curettage group before and 3 months after treatment; t*#* and P*#* were the comparison of cleansing group before and 3 months after treatment
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