Determination of Cortisol and Dehydroepiandrosterone Levels in Saliva for Screening of Periodontitis in Older Japanese Adults

Table 5

Cutoff values for cortisol and DHEA in saliva for optimal sensitivity and specificity obtained from ROC curve for PD levels in never-smokers.

	Cutoff value	Optimal sensitivity	Optimal specificity
Cortisol (ng/mL)	2.06	0.63	0.71
DHEA (pg/mL)	60.24	0.67	0.66