Table 3 Summary of Risk Factors associated with Salivary pH and Flow Rate

Study Group

HI

-0.24

(-0.435, -0.045)

0.017

-0.23

(-0.172, -0.048)

0.028

HEU

-0.02

(-0.217, 0.561)

0.850

-0.02

(-0.139, -0.015)

0.858

HUU

ref

Ref

Sex

Male

0.17

(0.0071, 0.332)

0.076

0.15

(-0.002, 0.102)

0.076

Female

ref

Ref

Age (Continuous), in months

-0.0021

(-0.0055, 0.0013)

0.456

-0.0014

(-0.051, 0.052)

0.456

log (CD4 lymphocyte count, /mm³)

0.031

(-0.132, 0.194)

0.710

-0.002

(-0.024, 0.084)

0.983

Gingival Index

0.03

(-0.199, 0.263)

0.788

0.03

(-0.043, 1.04)

0.815

SFR

Participant Characteristics

Unadjusted

Adjusted^ψ

Beta

(95%CI)

p value

Beta

(95%CI)

p value

Study Group

HI

-0.11

(-0.172, -0.048)

0.000

-0.11

(-0.172, -0.048)

0.001

HEU

-0.07

(-0.131, -0.010)

0.025

-0.08

(-0.139, -0.015)

0.015

HUU

ref

Ref

Sex

Male

0.05

(-0.463, 0.561)

0.062

0.05

(-0.002, 0.102)

0.061

Female

ref

Ref

Age (Continuous), in months

0.0001

(-0.051, 0.052)

0.896

0.0005

(-0.051, 0.052)

0.418

log (CD4 lymphocyte count, /mm³)

0.03

(-0.025, 0.078)

0.313

0.03

(-0.024, 0.084)

0.272

Gingival Index Score

0.05

(-0.027, 0.118)

0.220

0.04

(-0.043, 1.04)

0.319