. 2020 Nov 25;15(11):e0242832. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242832

Table 8. Association of population characteristics and salivary flow rate.

	Unstimulated salivary flow rate (ml/min)			Stimulated salivary flow rate (ml/min)
	N	Mean±SD	P-value	N	Mean±SD	P-value
Gender
• Male	8	0.33±0.21	0.891	8	1.15±0.56	0.262
• Female	45	0.34±0.27	0.891	45	0.94±0.61	0.262
Xerostomic drug use
• Yes	36	0.34±0.27	0.485	36	0.89±0.61	0.053
• No	17	0.36±0.24	0.485	17	1.15±0.56	0.053
Subjective dry mouth symptoms
• Yes	38	0.31±0.25	0.118	38	0.92±0.62	0.188
• No	15	0.42±0.27	0.118	15	1.12±0.56	0.188
Objective dry mouth signs
• Yes	19	0.24±0.25	0.003^*	19	0.72±0.39	0.003^*
• No	34	0.41±0.25	0.003^*	34	1.12±0.55	0.003^*
Denture use
• Yes	11	0.38±0.29	0.628	11	0.93±0.54	1
• No	42	0.34±0.25	0.628	42	0.99±0.62	1
Candida spp.
• Yes	25	0.27±0.23	0.042^*	25	0.77±0.56	0.007^*
• No	28	0.40±0.27	0.042^*	28	1.16±0.59	0.007^*
Non-albicans
• Yes	13	0.32±0.29	0.487	13	0.75±0.59	0.078
• No	40	0.35±0.25	0.487	40	1.05±0.60	0.078
Multiple species
• Yes	9	0.32±0.59	0.739	9	0.72±0.63	0.073
• No	44	0.35±0.26	0.739	44	1.03±0.59	0.073

Mann-Whitney U test

*Statistically significant difference (p<0.05)