Table 1.
Distribution of salivary lactoperoxidase (nmol/L) and histatin-5 (ng/ml) among the control and study groups.
| Salivary LPO | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study populations | Control (caries free) Mean ± SD (n) | Mild ECC (ds < 6) Mean ± SD (n) | Moderate ECC (ds 6–13) Mean ± SD (n) | Sever ECC (ds˃13) Mean ± SD (n) | Total (n) |
| Underweight | 2807 ± 63 (15) | 2613 ± 85 (15) | 2339 ± 52 (15) | 1924 ± 34 (15) | 2421 ± 339 (60) |
| Normal-weight | 2908 ± 31 (15) | 2736 ± 109 (15) | 2419 ± 59 (15) | 2096 ± 196 (15) | 2540 ± 333 (60) |
| Total (n) | 2857 ± 71 (30) | 2674 ± 114 (30) | 2379 ± 68 (30) | 2010 ± 163 (30) | |
| Salivary histatin-5 | |||||
| Underweight | 35.1 ± 0.7 (15) | 30.5 ± 1.9 (15) | 24.4 ± 0.8 (15) | 21.0 ± 1.5 (15) | 27.8 ± 5.6 (60) |
| Normal-weight | 37.1 ± 0.4 (15) | 32.6 ± 2.3 (15) | 25.7 ± 0.6 (15) | 21.7 ± 1.3 (15) | 29.3 ± 0.1 (60) |
| Total (n) | 36.1 ± 1.2 (30) | 31.5 ± 2.3 (30) | 25.1 ± 1.0 (30) | 21.3 ± 1.4 (30) | |
SD: standard deviation; nmol/L: nanomoles per litre; ng/ml: nanogram per millilitre, ECC: early childhood caries; n: number.