Stimulated Hyposalivary Flow Rates in Healthcare Students in an Interprofessional Awareness Educational Program Curriculum

Table 2

Sample characteristics and independent sample -tests for salivary flow. WVU My First Patient, 2016.

Variable	Number	Mean salivary flow	Standard deviation	-value	value
Overall salivary flow	176	1.53	0.73	—	—
Hyposalivation
No	148	1.67	0.68	—	—
Yes (<1 mg salivary flow)	25	0.76	0.51
Sex
Male	66	1.73	0.78	2.87	0.005
Female	109	1.41	0.67
Race
Other	21	1.48	0.62	−0.39	0.70
Non-Hispanic White	144	1.55	0.74
Community water fluoridation
No	15	1.63	0.95	0.60	0.55
Yes	152	1.51	0.71
Medication
No	153	1.51	0.71	−0.90	0.37
Yes	23	1.66	0.84