Table 3.
Salivary cytokines associated with periodontal disease.
| Biomarkers | Periodontal Disease |
Mean (pg/mL) | SD | p-Value * | p-Value ** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL-1α | Y | 590.78 | 344.72 | 0.048 | 0.037 |
| N | 343.60 | 188.30 | |||
| IL-1β | Y | 216.98 | 180.81 | 0.106 | 0.095 |
| N | 94.55 | 96.93 | |||
| IL-8 | Y | 459.89 | 389.10 | 0.881 | 0.622 |
| N | 435.10 | 303.45 | |||
| TNF-α | Y | 13.64 | 4.07 | 0.045 | 0.837 |
| N | 15.25 | 6.82 | |||
| IL-4 | Y | 3.54 | 1.30 | 0.547 | 0.777 |
| N | 3.16 | 1.61 | |||
| CCL2/MCP-1 | Y | 315.12 | 203.11 | 0.335 | 0.460 |
| N | 407.98 | 264.82 | |||
| CCL3/MIP-1 | Y | 30.52 | 10.23 | 0.402 | 0.302 |
| N | 34.56 | 11.74 |
* independent t-test. ** ANCOVA, adjusted for age.