Table 2.
The effect of STZ-induced diabetes on salivary flow and total protein concentration [M (min–max)].
| C2 n = 8 |
C4 n = 8 |
STZ 2 n = 8 |
STZ 4 n = 8 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unstimulated flow rate (μL/min) | 0.35 (0.2–0.56) | 0.36 (0.22–0.61) | 0.32 (0.06–0.52) | 0.27∗ (0.067–0.91) |
| Stimulated flow rate (μL/min) | 88.6 (75.9–130.2) | 86.4 (70.2–109.8) | 63.79∗ (59.94–78.7) | 52.7∗ (48.56–69.24) |
| Total protein in the parotid glands (μg/mL) | 4635.8 (4050.9–4689.1) | 3997.3 (3941.2–4500.8) | 4648.05 (4105.4–4829.9) | 2060.3∗ (1527.8–2589.4) |
| Total protein in the submandibular glands (μg/mL) | 4416.35 (4139.1–5009.5) | 4527.3 (4052.1–5355.2) | 4684.1 (3812.9–4775.1) | 4913.35 (4562.6–5225.0) |
M: median; min: minimum; max: maximum; C2 and C4 are the control groups; STZ2 and STZ4 are the diabetic groups; STZ2 versus C2 or STZ4 versus C4: ∗p < 0.05.