Selected Physicochemical Properties of Saliva in Menopausal Women—A Pilot Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Patients’ Population
2.2. Saliva Collection
- 0.26–0.30 mL/min—proper unstimulated salivation
- 0.25–0.1 mL/min—reduced unstimulated salivation (oligosialy)
- <0.1 mL/min—impaired salivation–kserostomy
2.3. Analysis of Saliva
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Study Group (N = 9) | Control Group (N = 15) | p-Value | |
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pH | 0.3843 1 | ||
Mean ± SD | 6.5 ± 1.1 | 7.5 ± 8.0 | |
Range | 4.5–8.0 | 5.0–61.0 | |
Me | 7.0 | 6.3 | |
Salivary flow rate (mL/min) | 0.0001 1,* | ||
Mean ± SD | 0.3 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.3 | |
Range | 0.1–0.5 | 0.3–1.5 | |
Me | 0.3 | 0.8 | |
Lactoferrin (µg/mL) | 0.6717 1 | ||
Mean ± SD | 6.1 ± 5.3 | 7.0 ± 8.8 | |
Range | 1.2–17.3 | 1.1–61.7 | |
Me | 4.0 | 5.6 | |
Lysozyme (µg/mL) | 0.0019 1,* | ||
Mean ± SD | 2.6 ± 2.3 | 6.5 ± 4.8 | |
Range | 0.5–8.3 | 1.3–22.1 | |
Me | 2.1 | 4.8 | |
Immunoglobulin A (µg/mL) | 0.2944 1 | ||
Mean ± SD | 416.4 ±389.0 | 515.8 ± 429.6 | |
Range | 71.0–1 245.0 | 36.0–2 182.0 | |
Me | 251.0 | 399.0 | |
Ionized calcium (Mm/L) | 0.000 1,* | ||
Mean ± SD | 1.6 ±0.7 | 0.9 ± 0.3 | |
Range | 1.1–3.3 | 0.5–1.9 | |
Me | 1.5 | 0.9 |
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Cydejko, A.; Kusiak, A.; Grzybowska, M.E.; Kochańska, B.; Ochocińska, J.; Maj, A.; Świetlik, D. Selected Physicochemical Properties of Saliva in Menopausal Women—A Pilot Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 2604. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072604
Cydejko A, Kusiak A, Grzybowska ME, Kochańska B, Ochocińska J, Maj A, Świetlik D. Selected Physicochemical Properties of Saliva in Menopausal Women—A Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(7):2604. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072604
Chicago/Turabian StyleCydejko, Aleksandra, Aida Kusiak, Magdalena Emilia Grzybowska, Barbara Kochańska, Jolanta Ochocińska, Adrian Maj, and Dariusz Świetlik. 2020. "Selected Physicochemical Properties of Saliva in Menopausal Women—A Pilot Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 7: 2604. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072604