IL6 and obesity disorder: After three months of NSPT, serum (MD = -0.54, CI = -0.62 – -0.46), and GCF (MD = -2.70, CI = -4.77 – -0.63) levels of IL-6, along with the serum RBP4 (MD = -0.39, CI = -0.68–0.10) decreased in periodontitis individuals with obesity.