Table 3.

Intergroup comparison of mean salivary peptide levels of human neutrophil defensin 1-3 based on gender in children with and without early childhood caries

Group	Gender	n	Mean peptide (ng/ml)±SD	t	P
Group 1	Male	22	1.517±1.010	5.54	<0.001
Group 2		22	6.632±4.209
Group 1	Female	21	1.416±0.728	4.21	<0.001
Group 2		21	5.415±4.288

SD: Standard deviation