Table 3.
Saliva analysis
| Variable | Day | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 35 | |
| Total protein (μg/mL) | |||||
| Mean ± SD (na) | 1361 ± 758.6A (18) | 1188 ± 557.6A (18) | 1208 ± 680.1A (18) | 855.1 ± 474.3A (18) | 1286 ± 940.6A (15) |
| 95% CI for the mean | 984.4–1738 | 911.1–1466 | 869.5–1546 | 483.5–1227 | 765–1807 |
| Albumin (μg/mL) | |||||
| Mean ± SD (na) | 29.4 ± 11.2A (18) | 29.5 ± 13.2A (18) | 31.8 ± 14.4A (18) | 37.8 ± 11.2A (17) | 31.8 ± 13.6A (18) |
| 95% CI for the mean | 23.8–34.9 | 22.9–36 | 24.7–39 | 32.1–43.6 | 25–38.7 |
| Chitinase (ΔF/Δt) | |||||
| Mean ± SD (na) | 152.9 ± 85.6A (15) | 148.1 ± 99.7A (16) | 154.2 ± 105.2A (16) | 203.4 ± 115.2A (16) | 159.8 ± 98.6A (16) |
| 95% CI for the mean | 105.5–200.3 | 95.0–201.2 | 98.1–210.3 | 142.1–264.8 | 107.3–212.4 |
| Protease (ΔF/Δt) | |||||
| Mean ± SD (na) | 33.0 ± 32.0A (17) | 40.5 ± 32.2A (14) | 49.5 ± 34.2B (13) | 55.7 ± 29.0C (15) | 40.7 ± 39.7B (15) |
| 95% CI for the mean | 16.5–49.4 | 22–59.1 | 28.4–69.7 | 39.7–71.8 | 18.7–62.7 |
Different capital letters in a row indicate statistical differences. The p value was adjusted by the number of comparisons
CI confidence interval, SD standard deviation, ΔF/Δt protease and chitinase activity measured by increase of fluorescence in time
aNumber of samples assayed for the respective variable out of the total sample population of 18 participants