Table 3.
Salivary flow rate (SF), pH and selected salivary proteins of innate immune system in JIA children and controls (C) including mixed and permanent dentition
| Salivary parameters | Total | Mixed dentition | Permanent dentition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JIA N = 34 |
C N = 34 |
p- value | JIA N = 15 |
C N = 15 |
p- value | JIA N = 19 |
C N = 19 |
p- value | ||
| SF [ml/min] | Mean (SD) | 0.41 (.28) | 0.51 (.25) | 0.027 | 0.37 (.30) | 0.38 (.14) | 0.33 | 0.43 (.27) | 0.61 (.27) | 0.019 |
| Min-Max | 0.04–1.33 | 0.19–1.17 | 0.04–1 | 0.19–0.63 | 0.19–1.33 | 0.29–1.17 | ||||
| pH | Mean (SD) | 6.74 (.52) | 7.25 (.37) | 0.00004 | 6.7 (.49) | 7.21 (.45) | 0.007 | 6.76 (.56) | 7.28 (.31) | 0.002 |
| Min–Max | 5.27–7.69 | 6.32–8.21 | 6.13–7.69 | 6.32–8.21 | 5.27–7.53 | 6.82–7.82 | ||||
| OPO activity [IU/ml] | Mean (SD) | 112.72 (63.62) | 70.03 (25.2) | 0.0001 | 112.98 (84.86) | 71.83 (24.11) | 0.038 | 112.5 (42.65) | 68.61 (26.6) | 0.001 |
| Min-Max | 46.72–406.1 | 22.33–123.68 | 55.7–406.1 | 22.33–109.31 | 46.72–206.38 | 22.33–123.68 | ||||
| Lf [mg/l] | Mean (SD) | 2.90 (1.46) | 2.39 (1.49) | 0.11 | 2.81 (1.51) | 2.42 (1.55) | 0.35 | 2.97 (1.46) | 2.37 (1.48) | 0.17 |
| Min-Max | 0.94–5.6 | 0.8–5.8 | 1.1–5.6 | 0.8–5.5 | 0.94–5.5 | 0.84–5.8 | ||||
| Lz [mg/l] | Mean (SD) | 9.95 (6.76) | 6.3 (4.73) | 0.026 | 8.46 (5.76) | 6.63 (4.92) | 0.44 | 11.12 (7.4) | 6.05 (4.7) | 0.035 |
| Min-Max | 0–23.9 | 0–16.3 | 0–18.3 | 0–15.1 | 1.62–23.9 | 0–16.3 | ||||
| SP [g/l] | Mean (SD) | 1.24 (.36) | 1.11 (.39) | 0.13 | 1.23 (.3) | 1.14 (.47) | 0.37 | 1.25 (.42) | 1.09 (.33) | 0.24 |
| Min-Max | 0.58–1.98 | 0.57–1.99 | 0.76–1.79 | 0.57–1.99 | 0.58–1.98 | 0.64–1.78 | ||||
Using Mann–Whitney test