Table 1.

Means and standard deviations for salivary markers of inflammation in children

T1	M	SD	t
C-Reactive Protein (N = 19)	1123.03	1666.45
Interleukin-6 (N = 18)	5.64	12.62
Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (N = 17)	5.06	6.24
T2
C-Reactive Protein (N = 15)	918.22	1289.32
Interleukin-6 (N = 18)	9.25	9.50
Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (N = 18)	10.39	8.91
Change from T1 to T2
C-Reactive Protein (N = 14)	410.82	1041.58	1.48
Interleukin-6 (N = 17)	3.79	16.44	0.95
Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (N = 16)	5.88	8.22	2.86*

Change from T1 to T2 was computed by subtracting the T1 value from the T2 value, thus positive values indicate increases and negative values indicate decreases

All salivary parameters are measured in micrograms/deciliter (μg/dL)

*p < .05