Cytokine/Chemokine/Growth Factor Profiles Contribute to Understanding the Pathogenesis of the Salivary Gland Dysfunction in Euthyroid Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Patients

Table 1

Stomatological characteristics of patients and control group participants (UWS: unstimulated saliva; TP: total protein; CODS: Clinical Oral Dryness Score; DMFT: Decayed, Missing, Filled Teeth; API: approximal plaque index; SBI: sulcus bleeding index, PPD: periodontal pocket depth; NS: statistically insignificant).

	Control,	HT,
UWS mL/min	0.67 (0.46–0.89)	0.27 (0.1–0.61)	<0.0001
No. of women (%) with hyposalivation (mL/min)	0 (0)	15 (60)	<0.00001
TP NWS (mg/mL)	895 (658.23–1250.1)	1400 (1002.1-1600.56)	<0.0001
CODS (1–10)	0	6 (1–10)	<0.0001
No. of women with	0	13	<0.0001
No. of women with	0	8	<0.001
Subjective oral dryness, (%)	0 (0)	20 (80)	<0.0001
DMFT	18 (15–25)	16 (14–25)	NS
API	24.56 (0–30)	21.54 (0–32)	NS
SBI	0.45 (0–1)	0.33 (0–1)	NS
PPD (mm)	2.0 (0.5–2.5)	2.0 (0.5–2.5)	NS