Evaluation of Width and Thickness of the Attached Gingiva and Its Association with Age, Gender, and Arch Location in the Nepalese Population

Table 7

Correlation between the mean width and the mean thickness of the attached gingiva.

Variables		Width of attached gingiva (mean ± SD)	Thickness of attached gingiva (mean ± SD)	Pearson correlation coefficient (r)	value
Maxilla	Overall	3.19 ± 0.49	1.13 ± 0.18	0.155	0.09
	Incisor	4.40 ± 0.79	1.01 + 0.26	0.229	0.01
	Premolar	2.27 ± 0.57	0.76 ± 0.21	0.144	0.12
	Molar	2.91 ± 0.59	1.62 ± 0.35	−0.137	0.13
Mandible	Overall	2.72 ± 0.47	1.07 ± 0.23	0.042	0.65
	Incisor	3.49 ± 0.77	0.82 ± 0.18	0.153	0.09
	Premolar	1.85 ± 0.51	0.68 ± 0.19	0.024	0.79
	Molar	2.82 ± 0.64	1.71 ± 0.62	0.005	0.96
Overall (both arches)		2.96 ± 0.42	1.10 ± 0.16	0.097	0.29

Pearson correlation, value <0.05, which is statistically significant.