Implication of Salivary Biochemical Parameters for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 4

Correlation between salivary and blood biochemical parameters.

Variable		Groups	Pearson (r)	-value
Salivary vs. Blood	Glucose	Diabetic	0.299	0.035
		Control	0.402	0.004
	TC	Diabetic	0.348	0.013
		Control	0.327	0.021
	TG	Diabetic	0.431	0.002
		Control	0.316	0.025
	HDL-C	Diabetic	0.091	0.531
		Control	0.244	0.087
	LDL-C	Diabetic	0.296	0.037
		Control	0.335	0.017
	Urea	Diabetic	0.625	<0.001
		Control	0.505	<0.001
	Creatinine	Diabetic	0.836	<0.001
		Control	0.602	<0.001

Tc, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. ‘R’ denotes correlation coefficient; indicate the level of significance at ; indicate the level of significance at .