Table 3.
Correlation between serum and salivary uric acid levels at different trimesters
| Serum | Saliva | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| 1st trimester (r, P) | 2nd trimester (r, P) | 3rd trimester (r, P) | |
| 1st trimester | 0.506, <0.05 (S) | - | - |
| 2nd trimester | - | 0.726, <0.001 (HS) | - |
| 3rd trimester | - | - | 0.695, ≤0.001 (HS) |
P=0.05. S: Significant. r: Correlation coefficient, HS: Highly significant