Table 2 Mean PD, CAL, BI and MDA in the two groups at baseline and at 2 months after the intervention.

From: The effect of systemic lycopene supplementation on non-surgical periodontal therapy outcomes: A clinical trial

Group

Variable

Time

Mean

Standard Deviation

P-Value*

Intervention

PD

Baseline

5.419

1.1570

 
  

2 months

3.667

0.7186

 
  

Intra-group difference

1.7524

0.16954

0.000

 

CAL

Baseline

6.176

1.0639

 
  

2 months

4.529

0.9317

 
  

Intra-group difference

1.6476

1.0337

0.000

 

BI

Baseline

77.48

12.813

 
  

2 months

42.52

10.333

 
  

Intra-group difference

34.952

9.484

0.000

 

MDA

Baseline

27.952

3.124

 
  

2 months

15.714

2.0394

 
  

Intra-group difference

12.2381

0.58041

0.000

Control

PD

Baseline

5.543

1.0342

 
  

2 months

4.452

0.9786

 
  

Intra-group difference

1.0905

0.17767

0.000

 

CAL

Baseline

6.481

1.1750

 
  

2 months

5.462

1.0486

 
  

Intra-group difference

1.0190

0.4490

0.000

 

BI

Baseline

72.81

11.474

 
  

2 months

41.67

11.182

 
  

Intra-group difference

31.143

11.019

0.014

 

MDA

Baseline

28.395

3.0169

 
  

2 months

17.367

2.6519

 
  

Intra-group difference

11.0286

0.58660

0.000

  1. *Paired t-test and t-test at 0.05 level of significance.