Association between metabolic and hormonal profile, proinflammatory cytokines in saliva and gingival health in adolescent females with polycystic ovary syndrome

Table 2 Salivary testosterone and cytokines levels in the studied groups

	Group	No. of subjects	Mean	Median	Min	Max	SD
Salivary testosterone (pg/ml)	PCOS	31^a	40.87	37.18	23.46	69.91	13.39
Salivary testosterone (pg/ml)	Control	28	28.59	29.72	15.60	44.09	7.58
TNF-α (pg/ml)	PCOS	31^b	21.37	16.51	12.04	69.72	14.61
TNF-α (pg/ml)	Control	28	11.79	11.84	8.12	14.80	1.58
IL-6 (pg/ml)	PCOS	31^b	11.99	8.97	5.97	42.72	8.77
IL-6 (pg/ml)	Control	28	5.74	5.66	3.00	8.77	1.56
IL-1β (pg/ml)	PCOS	31^b	177.11	170.32	67.27	394.53	54.24
IL-1β (pg/ml)	Control	28	120.29	125.11	55.81	161.20	25.90

TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor α; IL-6, interleukin 6; IL-1β, interleukin 1β; N.A., not applicable
^ap = 0.0007 as compared to healthy controls, Mann–Whitney U test
^bp < 0.0001 as compared to healthy controls, Mann–Whitney U test

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