Correlation of Salivary Statherin and Calcium Levels with Dental Calculus Formation: A Preliminary Study

Table 1

Spearman’s correlation between salivary statherin level, salivary calcium level, and calculus score.

	Calcium levels; (mg/ml)	Statherin levels; (µg/ml)	Calculus score
Calcium levels (mg/ml)
Spearman’s rho	1.000	−0.088	−0.075
value	—	0.46 (NS)	0.53 (NS)
Statherin levels (µg/ml)
Spearman’s rho	−0.088	1.000	−0.093
value	0.46 (NS)	—	0.44 (NS)

nonsignificant (NS).