TABLE 2.
Results of the saliva analysis for patients with T1 laryngeal carcinoma and the control group
| Parameter |
T1 N = 30 |
C N = 34 |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saliva pH | 5.0 – 8.5 | 5.0–8.5 | 0.382 |
| / range mean / standard deviation | 7.0 / 0.8 | 7.2 / 0.8 | |
| Bile acids | 0–26.2 | 0–4.7 | 0.031 |
| - μmol/L / range mean /standard deviation | 3.4 / 5.9 | 0.9 / 1.2 | |
| Total pepsin | 2.1–265 | 2.4–39.28 | 0.044 |
| - μg/L / range mean / standard deviation | 44.6 / 66.8 | 9.6 / 8.1 | |
| Pepsin enzymatic activity | 0.1–35.3 | 0.4–30.5 | 0.204 |
| - kU/L / range mean /standard deviation | 7.7 / 6.9 | 6.2 / 6.3 |
T1 = patients with T1 laryngeal carcinoma, C = control group, N = number of participants