Measurement of Salivary Resistin Level in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Table 2
The general information and laboratory data of the new diagnosed diabetic patients at each time point of OGTT.
OGTT time (hours)
0
1
2
3
P value
Participants (M/F)
38 (18/20)
38 (18/20)
38 (18/20)
38 (18/20)
Plasma glucose (mM)
7.4 ± 1.7
11.8 ± 3.7
17.5 ± 4.6
10.3 ± 2.7
0.01
Insulin levels (mIU/L)
9.2 ± 6.2
17.3 ± 10.4
40.2 ± 26.1
27.5 ± 16.7
0.01
Saliva flow rate (mL/min)
2.4 ± 1.1
2.5 ± 0.9
2.6 ± 1.0
2.5 ± 1.2
0.05
Serum resistin (ng/mL)
12.3 ± 2.7
11.9 ± 4.6
12.4 ± 5.1
11.4 ± 4.1
0.05
Saliva resistin (ng/mL)
3.4 ± 0.4#
3.1 ± 0.7#
3.8 ± 1.1#
3.9 ± 0.8#
0.05
Results are displayed as mean values ± standard deviation. : comparison between serum resistin level and saliva resistin level at each time point of OGTT.
