From: Effect of oral functional training on immunological abilities of older people: a case control study
Parameter | n | Baseline | After 3 weeks | After 6 weeks | |||||||||
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Average | SD | Average | SD | Z-Value | P-value | Average | SD | Z-Value | P-value | ||||
Stimulate saliva flow rate (ml/min) | 25 | 0.563 | 0.185 | 0.515 | 0.168 | −1.06 | 0.29 | 0.472 | 0.160 | −2.14 | 0.034 | * | |
IgA concentration (μg/ml) | 27 | 91.23 | 58.42 | 87.49 | 75.66 | −2.12 | 0.035 | * | 84.2 | 57.83 | −1.39 | 0.17 | |
IgA secretion rate (μg/min) | 23 | 54.94 | 42.87 | 42.42 | 37.12 | −2.40 | 0.017 | * | 44.05 | 41.5 | −2.13 | 0.035 | * |