Table 5 Results: Primary Outcomes

From: Should we be giving dietary advice to prevent periodontal disease? The effect of a low-carbohydrate diet in reducing periodontal inflammation

 

Gingival Index

 

Group A

Baseline

Group A

End of Study

Level of Significance

Group B

Baseline

Group B

End of Study

Level of Significance

Baumgartner et al., 2009

N/A

N/A

N/A

0.38

0.43

Not stat. significant

Woelber et al., 2016

1.01 ± 0.14

1.22±0.17

p < 0.001

1.10 ±0.51

0.54±0.30

p < 0.001

El Makaky et al., 2019

1.445 ± 0.4084

1.660 ± 0.3775

p=0.000

1.450 ± 0.4335

1.145 ± 0.4443

p=0.000

Woelber et al., 2019

0.92 ±0.25

0.74 ± 0.18

p < 0.05

1.03 ± 0.21

0.61 ± 0.29

p < 0.05

 

Bleeding on Probing (%)

 

Group A

Baseline

Group A

End of Study

Level of Significance

Group B

Baseline

Group B

End of Study

Level of Significance

Baumgartner et al., 2009

N/A

N/A

N/A

34.8%

12.6%

p < 0.001

Woelber et al., 2016

46.46% ±15.61

64.06% ± 11.27

p=0.012

53.57% ±18.65

24.17% ±11.57

p=0.012

El Makaky et al., 2019

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Woelber et al., 2019

28.39% ± 13.32

27.09% ± 10.03

p=0.864

30.35% ± 11.07

23.55% ± 13.61

p=0.864

  1. Key: Group A: Control Group; Group B: Intervention Group
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