Table 1.
Demographics and clinical parameters of the subjects.
| Characteristics | Salivary samples | Dental samples | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASD patients(n = 32) | Healthy control(n = 27) | p value | ASD patients(n = 26) | Healthy control(n = 26) | p value | |
| Age (Mean ± SD) | 10.02 ± 1.43 | 10.19 ± 0.59 | 0.55 | 10.15 ± 1.35 | 10.37 ± 0.66 | 0.46 |
| Female/Male | 5/27 | 6/21 | 0.52 | 4/22 | 2/22 | 0.74 |
| Body mass index (Mean ± SD) | 19.59 ± 3.60 | 19.92 ± 4.53 | 0.77 | 19.98 ± 3.85 | 20.49 ± 3.43 | 0.63 |
| Disease severity score (Mean ± SD) | 78.66 ± 26.46 | N/A | 78.15 ± 24.95 | N/A | ||
| Decayed-missing-filled teeth (Mean ± SD) | 2.03 ± 1.79 | 1.04 ± 1.86 | <0.01 | 2.27 ± 1.74 | 0.96 ± 1.79 | <0.01 |
| Decayed-missing-filled surfaces (Mean ± SD) | 3.91 ± 3.83 | 1.96 ± 3.86 | <0.01 | 4.42 ± 3.85 | 1.81 ± 3.72 | <0.01 |
| Plaque index (Mean ± SD) | 1.88 ± 0.43 | 1.88 ± 0.34 | 0.88 | 1.98 ± 0.35 | 1.91 ± 0.42 | 0.8 |
| Gingival index (Mean ± SD) | 0.90 ± 0.44 | 0.25 ± 0.47 | <0.01 | 0.96 ± 0.44 | 0.29 ± 0.47 | <0.01 |
| Sulcus bleeding index (Mean ± SD) | 1.02 ± 0.72 | 0.25 ± 0.47 | <0.01 | 1.11 ± 0.75 | 0.29 ± 0.47 | <0.01 |
| Bleeding on probing (+/−) | 0.69 ± 0.56 | 0.31 ± 0.45 | 0.01 | 0.75 ± 0.56 | 0.33 ± 0.44 | <0.01 |
| Probing depth/mm (Mean ± SD) | 1.92 ± 0.37 | 1.81 ± 0.47 | 0.53 | 1.92 ± 0.36 | 1.78 ± 0.44 | 0.47 |