Research Article

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

Table 2

Correlation matrix of salivary statherin, aPRP, and calcium levels with OHI.

OHI-SSalivary statherin (ng/ml)Salivary calcium (mg/ml)Salivary aPRP (ng/ml)

OHI-S
r1.0000.179−0.137−0.187
value0.0140.0600.010
Salivary statherin
r1.000−0.104−0.500
value0.154<0.001
Salivary calcium
r1.000−0.030
value0.686
Salivary aPRP
r1.000
value

OHI-S Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified; r: Spearman’s rho correlation; significant difference between the variables ( < 0.05).