Table 3.
Median (+/− IQR) of the saliva parameters bilirubin, erythrocytes, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein and urobilinogen.
| Unstimulated Saliva | Stimulated Saliva | Comparison | Comparison | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy (A) |
Periodontitis Stage III Grade B (B) |
Healthy (C) |
Periodontitis Stage III Grade B (D) |
(A) vs. (B) (p-Value) b |
(C) vs. (D) (p-Value) b |
|
| Bilirubin (pos./neg.) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | NA |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | NA |
| Hemoglobin (Ery/mL) | 10 (25) | 50 (225) | 18 (25) | 50 (225) | 0.0007 | 0.006 |
| Ketones (mg/dL) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | NA |
| Leukocytes (Leu/µL) | 75 (0) | 500 (425) | 75 (425) | 500 (0) | 0.002 | 0.002 |
| Nitrite a (pos./neg.) | (−)1/(+)19 | (−)1/(+)19 | (−)1/(+)19 | (−)2/(+)18 | NA | NA |
| pH | 7 (1) | 7 (1) | 8 (0) | 8 (0) | 0.01 | 0.2 |
| Protein (mg/dL) | 65 (70) | 65 (70) | 30 (70) | 30 (70) | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Urobilinogen (mg/dL) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | NA |
a Nitrite: the evaluation of nitrites was performed using Fisher’s exact test. All other tests were performed using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test with continuity correction. b p-value: statistical significance was set at p ≤ 0.05.