Table 6 Results: Secondary Outcomes

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

 

Plaque Index

 

Group A

Baseline

Group A

End of Study

Level of Signif.

Group B

Baseline

Group B

End of Study

Level of Signif.

Baumgartner et al., 2009

N/A

N/A

N/A

0.68

1.47

p<0.001

Woelber et al., 2016

0.75 ± 0.63

0.97 ± 0.70

p = 0.084

1.10 ± 0.51

0.84 ± 0.47

p = 0.084

El Makaky et al., 2019

1.540 ± 0.7051

1.655 ± 0.6589

p= 0.001

1.550 ± 0.7585

1.560 ± 0.7618

p=0.733

Woelber et al., 2019

0.58 ± 0.14

0.48 ± 0.12

p=1.0

0.58 ± 0.12

0.48 ± 0.13

p=1.00

 

Pocket Probing Depth (mm)

 

Group A

Baseline

Group A

End of Study

Level of Signif.

Group B

Baseline

Group B

End of Study

Level of Signif.

Baumgartner et al., 2009

N/A

N/A

N/A

2.23 ± 0.6

2.09 ± 0.63

P <0.001

Woelber et al., 2016

2.31 ±

0.43

2.52 ±

0.40

Not given

2.19 ±

0.34

2.11 ±

0.35

Not given

El Makaky et al., 2019

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Woelber et al., 2019

1.82 ± 0.24

2.00 ± 0.14

p=0.018

1.85 ± 0.27

1.84 ± 0.17

p= 0.018

 

PISA (mm)²

 

Group A

Baseline

Group A

End of Study

Level of Signif.

Group B

Baseline

Group B

End of Study

Level of Signif.

Baumgartner et al., 2009

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Woelber et al., 2016

662.24 ±

420.05

963.24 ±

373.78

p<0.01

638.88±

305.41

284.83 ±

174.14

p<0.001

El Makaky et al., 2019

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Woelber et al., 2019

270.50±

140.97

286.00±

114.02

p=0.6

315.27±

148.68

252.37±

151.78

p=0.6

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