Table 4: Correlation between bacterial colony count with VDR, IL-6, and TNF-α in both groups.
| Variable |
Group A (antibiotic) |
Group B (placebo) |
| Bacterial colony (CFU/mL) |
Bacterial colony (CFU/mL) |
| r-value |
p value* |
r-value |
p value* |
| VDR (ng/mL) |
-0.875 |
< 0.001 |
-0.470 |
< 0.05 |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) |
-0.069 |
> 0.05 |
-0.203 |
> 0.05 |
| TNF-α (pg/mL) |
-0.150 |
> 0.05 |
-0.180 |
> 0.05 |
* Data expressed as correlation coefficient (r-value) and p-value, p-value < 0.05 is considered significant. Bacterial colony count was dependent variable.