Table 1.

Salivary markers in T2DM.

MARKERS	T2DM	CONTROL	P VALUE
TNF-α	19.1 ± 5.2 pg/ml	28.6 ± 12.5 pg/ml	≤0.015*
IL6	69.3 ± 18.6 pg/ml	53 ± 20.3 pg/ml	≤0.03*
Acylated ghrelin	12.5 ± 0.5 pg/ml	7.9 ± 1.8 pg/ml	≤0.076
Deacylated ghrelin	10.7 ± 4.7 pg/ml	8.1 ± 1.9 pg/ml	≤0.061
Resistin	116.9 ± 98.6 pg/ml	67.2 ± 27.1 pg/ml	≤0.103
Visfatin	30.5 ± 5.12 pg/ml	12.2 ± 5.6 pg/ml	≤0.004*

Notes: Unstimulated whole saliva (UWS) from 20 T2DM and 20 healthy saliva samples were assessed for the indicated marker by ELISA. Data given as mean ± SD.

^*P < 0.05.