Table 2.

Demographic data of the study population

Study groups (N = number of participants)	Age (years, mean ± SD)	Saliva flow rate ml/min (mean ± SD)	BOP index (mean ± SD)	PI index (mean ± SD)
Patients with OLP(N = 15)	37–52 years(45 ± 5.9)	1.41 ± 0.69	0.21 ± 0.23*	0.21 ± 0.23*
Healthy controls (HC) (N = 15)	38–52 years(46 ± 5.5)	1.61 ± 0.88	0.09 ± 0.08	0.19 ± 0.17
Standard groupa (N = 50)	22–58 years(43 ± 6.9)	1.50 ± 1.01	NM	NM

BOP bleeding on probing, PI plaque index, NM not mentioned

*p < 0.05

^aPooled saliva