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Comparison of salivary total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in passive smokers and nonsmokers
| Salivary marker | Group |
P | Independent t | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passive smokers (mean ± SD) | Nonsmokers (mean ± SD) | |||
| TAC (µM) | 51.98 ± 88.97 | 174.35 ± 148.15 | 0.003 | 3.10 |
| Lipid peroxidation (µM) | 0.97 ± 1.96 | 0.81 ± 0.97 | 0.542 | -0.45 |
TAC: Total antioxidant capacity; SD: Standard deviation
