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Table 1 Profiles of the subjects. Data are reported as median and lower and upper quartile values

From: Resting salivary flow independently associated with oral malodor

Parameters

Total (n = 119)

Men (n = 48)

Women (n = 71)

Age (y)

52 (39–63)

49 (40.8–63)

55 (37.5–63.5)

OLT score

2.5 (2.0–3.0)

2.5 (2.0–3.0)

2.5 (2.0–3.0)

VSCs (ng/10 mL)

4.8 (2.0–7.9)

4.4 (1.9–7.1)

5.1 (2.0–9.3)

No. of teeth

28 (25–28)

28 (26–28)

28 (24–28)

PlI

0.5 (0.3–0.6)

0.5 (0.3–0.6)

0.4 (0.3–0.6)

TCS

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

Ave. PPD (mm)

3.0 (3.0–3.2)

3.0 (3.0–3.3)

3.0 (3.0–3.2)

BOP (%)

6.5 (2.4–11.1)

6.5 (2.4–9.8)

6.5 (2.4–11.6)

Stimulated salivary flow (mL/5 min)

7.0 (5.0–11.0)

7.5 (5.0–12.5)

6.0 (4.8–11.0)

Resting salivary flow (mL/min)

0.13 (0.06–0.20)

0.15 (0.10–0.21)*

0.12 (0.04–0.20)*

Moisture of tongue

29.9 (27.4–31.2)

29.6 (27.2–31.4)

29.9 (28.0–31.1)

Moisture of buccal mucosa

30.0 (28.1–31.5)

30.3 (28.2–31.6)

30.0 (28.1–31.3)

  1. Mann–Whitney U test. * P <0.05. OLT organoleptic test, VSCs volatile sulfur compounds, PlI plaque index, TCS tongue coating score, PPD probing pocket depth, BOP bleeding on probing