The Associations between Biochemical and Microbiological Variables and Taste Differ in Whole Saliva and in the Film Lining the Tongue

Table 2

Salivary flow rates and weight of tongue film sampled (n=21).

	Mean	Min	Max	Median	Standard	SD
					deviation
					(SD)
Salivary flow rates	0.45	0.05	1.13	0.36	0.31	68.6
(g/min)
Weight of tongue film	0.025	0.007	0.051	0.020	0.012	48.5
(g)