borderline significantp = 0.052
For IL-1β, the overall difference between groups was borderline significant (global unadjusted p = 0.052; age-adjusted p = 0.051), with a trend toward higher medians in periodontitis (5.1-fold vs. healthy, p = 0.067; 3.7-fold vs. gingivitis, p = 0.195; Fig. 2 b).