Implication of Salivary Biochemical Parameters for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Table 3
Mean comparison of salivary and blood biochemical parameters between patients with DM and control group.
Variable
Diabetic (n = 150)
Control (n = 150)
p
Glucose (mg/dl)
Salivary
2.74 ± 1.48
1.36 ± 0.55
<0.001
Plasma
135 ± 41.72
89.2 ± 10.61
<0.001
TC (mg/dl)
Salivary
13.26 ± 7.03
8.58 ± 3.57
<0.001
Serum
172 ± 52.22
161.15 ± 29.59
0.195
TG (mg/dl)
Salivary
10.95 ± 6.10
9.03 ± 3.76
0.062
Serum
141.42 ± 68.22
108.9 ± 45.09
0.006
HDL-C mg/dl
Salivary
1.67 ± 0.79
1.34 ± 0.97
0.064
Serum
44.25 ± 9.83
41.26 ± 9.33
0.122
LDL-C (mg/dl)
Salivary
9.39 ± 6.66
5.43 ± 3.62
<0.001
Serum
99.47 ± 48.63
98.11 ± 26.51
0.863
Urea (mg/dl)
Salivary
37.23 ± 11.54
24.57 ± 7.34
<0.001
Serum
32.61 ± 9.29
23.78 ± 5.42
<0.001
Creatinine (mg/dl)
Salivary
0.22 ± 0.13
0.13 ± 0.07
<0.001
Serum
0.76 ± 0.27
0.63 ± 0.13
0.004
Tc, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; All the values expressed in mean ± SD; Independent student’s t-test used to analyze mean comparison; Bold indicate the level of significance at .
