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. 2015 Feb 28;10:24. doi: 10.1186/s13023-015-0239-4

Table 4.

Score of positive answers from oral dryness assessment questionnaire according to hyposalivation in study group (with NF1)

Number of positive answers* UWSFR
Hyposalivation (%) OR (IC 95%) P **
None 7 (14) 0.9 (0.2 – 3.7) 0.97
One 8 (16.3) 0.6 (0.1 – 3) 0.7
Two 4 (8.1) 0.4 (0.1 – 2.1) 0.45
Three 7 (14) 2.9 (0.5 – 16.2) 0.27
Four 2 (4) 1.7 (1.3 – 2.2) 0.5
Five 2 (4) 1.4 (0.1 – 17.1) 1.0
Six 2 (4) 0.6 (0.8 – 5.3) 1.0

UWSFR, Unstimulated whole saliva flow rate; OR (IC 95%), Odds ratio and 95% of confidence interval.

*Considering the first six questions of the Oral Dryness Questionnaire, **P value is from Qui-Square analysis or Fisher’s exact test.