Association of Salivary Statherin, Calcium, and Proline-Rich Proteins on Oral Hygiene: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Distribution of salivary aPRP, calcium, statherin, OHI-S, and demographic characteristics.

	Characteristics	Mean ± SD
Age (years)		28.67 ± 9.3
	Minimum	18
	Maximum	60
Gender
	Males	87 (46.27%)
	Females	101 (53.73%)
OHI-S		1.93 ± 1.09
	Good	67 (35.73%)
	Fair	87 (46.27%)
	Poor	34 (18%)
Salivary statherin		33.35(61.67)
Salivary aPRP		2.86 ± 1.04
Salivary calcium		91.52 ± 39.03

N = 188; SD: standard deviation; number and percent of subjects; salivary statherin and aPRP (ng/ml), salivary calcium (mg/ml), median (interquartile range); Number OHI-S Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified aPRP acidic proline-rich proteins.