Table 1.

Salivary insulin, serum insulin, and body mass index (BMI) for age.

Age (years)	Serum insulin (μUI/ml)	Salivary insulin (μUI/ml)	BMI (kg/cm2)
6 (n=30)	4.2 (1.8–11.2)	0.4 (0.2–0.9)	16.3 (14.5–20.5)
7 (n=30)	5.9 (2.0–15.0)	0.5 (0.2–1.8)	16.3 (13.4–23.2)
8 (n=33)	4.3 (2.8–27.4)	0.4 (0.2–3.5)	16.8 (14.3–27.9)
9 (n=32)	7.0 (2.0–28.5)	0.8 (0.2–4.6)	18.1 (10.5–25.0)
10 (n=32)	4.3 (2.0–33.5)	0.38 (0.12–5.1)	18.0 (14.2–24.2)
11 (n=30)	8.2 (2.6–28.5)	0.75 (0.2–5.5)	19.0 (14.7–28.4)
12 (n=34)	10.0 (2.7–20.9)	0.9 (0.12–3.9)	19.9 (14.2–32.9)
13 (n=29)	7.2 (3.9–26.2)	0.8 (0.4–5.5)	18.8 (17.5–27.2)
14 (n=27)	9.9 (3.3–22.0)	1.0 (0.2–6.3)	20.0 (18.0–28.1)