Table 2.
Salivary biochemical parameters in control subjects and in adult patients with CF.
| Analytes | Controls (n = 50) |
p Value | CF Patients (n = 129) |
|---|---|---|---|
| K+ (mmol/L) | 20.4 (8.9–32.8) | n.s. | 18.0 (9.5–27.4) |
| Ca2+ (mg/dL) | 5.2 (2.0–7.7) | 2.3 × 10−6 | 2.8 (2.0–6.1) |
| Cl− (mmol/L) | 20 (20–31) | 0.02 | 22 (20–55) |
| Phosphate (mg/dL) a | 14.7 (6.1) | 0.01 | 11.1 (3.2) |
| LDH (UL) | 128 (30–639) | n.s. | 57 (30–689) |
| Protein (mg/dL) | 51.2 (24.3–123) | n.s. | 50.6 (17.3–194) |
Data with non-parametric distributions are reported as the median (interquartile range), and the comparisons were performed by Mann–Whitney U test; a Data with normal distribution are reported as mean (SD), and the comparison was performed by t-test; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase. ns: not significant difference.