Research Article
Estimation of Antioxidant Levels in Saliva and Serum of Chronic Periodontitis Patients with and without Ischemic Heart Disease
Table 3
Comparison of salivary levels.
| | Antioxidant | Group | | Mean (SD) | Median (Q1–Q3) | -value# (df) | value |
| | Saliva TAC (mM/L) | IHD + CP | 20 | 0.42 (0.17) | 0.37 (0.26–0.60) | 3.921 (3) | 0.270 (NS) | | CP | 20 | 0.44 (0.14) | 0.40 (0.33–0.50) | | IHD + H | 20 | 0.41 (0.18) | 0.34 (0.32–0.38) | | H | 20 | 0.48 (0.18) | 0.53 (0.36–0.56) |
| | Saliva SOD (U/mg protein) | IHD + CP | 20 | 27.60 (8.37) | 25.60 (20.70–32.03) | 4.939 (3) | 0.176 (NS) | | CP | 20 | 26.34 (9.08) | 24.61 (18.72–33.47) | | IHD + H | 20 | 30.10 (6.25) | 31.51 (30.58–32.89) | | H | 20 | 32.78 (11.76) | 33.15 (22.48–44.33) |
| | Saliva GPx (g/g protein) | IHD + CP | 20 | 0.39 (0.10) | 0.37 (0.29–0.46) | 17.230 (3) | 0.001 | | CP | 20 | 0.38 (0.09) | 0.38 (0.30–0.46) | | IHD + H | 20 | 0.44 (0.05) | 0.46 (0.40–0.47) | | H | 20 | 0.34 (0.06) | 0.35 (0.30–0.35) |
| | Saliva CAT (U/mg protein) | IHD + CP | 20 | 20.34 (3.92) | 20.02 (17.72–22.82) | 7.449 (3) | 0.059 (NS) | | CP | 20 | 21.11 (5.71) | 21.49 (15.71–25.50) | | IHD + H | 20 | 23.74 (3.71) | 25.48 (20.00–26.51) | | H | 20 | 21.91 (5.24) | 23.75 (16.98–26.24) |
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Kruskal–Wallis test; , statistically significant; , nonsignificant (NS).
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