Protective Effects of Salivary Factors in Dental Caries in Diabetic Patients of Pakistan

Table 2

Salivary factors in controls and patients.

Parameters	Controls (𝑛=300)	Patients (𝑛=400)
pH	7.18 ± 0.98	5.99 ± 0.24^*
Calcium (mmol/L)	1.49 ± 0.52	0.87 ± 0.06^*
Flow rate (mL/min)	2.58 ± 0.19	1.10 ± 0.02^*

Values are mean ± SEM.
^∗𝑃 < 0.001 as compared to controls.