Research Article
Associations between Zinc Deficiency, Taste Changes, and Salivary Flow Rates following Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgeries
Table 3
Mean salivary flow rates and zinc levels among sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass patients during the follow-up period.
| | | Gastric bypass (N = 18) | Sleeve gastrectomy (N = 25) | | 3 months n = 18 | 6 months n = 17 | 3 months n = 25 | 6 months n = 20 |
| | Salivary flow rate ml/min mean (SD) | 4.63 (3.03) | 4.91 (2.67) | 4.44 (2.84) | 4.79 (3.52) | | Salivary flow rate (low and very low), % | 6 (33%) | 8 (47%) | 18 (72%) | 14 (70%) |
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