Sialometry of Upper Labial Minor Glands: A Clinical Approach by the Use of Weighing Method Schirmer’s Test Strips Paper
Table 2
Age and secretion rates of major and minor salivary glands among groups.
SFR
value
Severe hypo ()
Mild hypo ()
Normo ()
Total ()
Among groups*
Between groups**
Agea
Mean
58.8
47.7
38.8
47.9
<0.001
0.001†; <0.001‡;
SD
11.3
18.4
13.8
17.1
95% CI for mean
Lower bound
55.0
43.1
34.4
45.0
Upper bound
62.5
52.2
43.0
50.7
UWSb
Mean
0.02
0.28
0.73
0.37
<0.001
<0.001
SD
0.03
0.14
0.35
0.33
95% CI for mean
Lower bound
0.01
0.25
0.62
0.31
Upper bound
0.03
0.31
0.84
0.42
SWSb
Mean
0.21
0.71
1.62
0.89
<0.001
<0.001
SD
0.21
0.36
0.55
0.65
95% CI for mean
Lower bound
0.12
0.62
1.45
0.78
Upper bound
0.30
0.79
1.79
1.00
LSc
Mean
3.20
5.86
9.08
6.35
<0.001
<0.001†, ‡;
SD
1.76
3.98
4.65
4.38
95% CI for mean
Lower bound
2.46
4.96
7.63
5.63
Upper bound
3.94
6.75
10.53
7.08
PSc
Mean
1.01
1.72
2.44
1.81
0.014
0.02†; 0.003‡;
SD
0.79
1.82
2.51
1.98
95% CI for mean
Lower bound
0.68
1.31
1.66
1.49
Upper bound
1.34
2.13
3.22
2.14
Grouping variable: salivary flow rates (SFR).
aYears.
bmL/min.
cμL/cm2/min.
*ANOVA with 0.05 level of significance.
**Games-Howell post hoc test with 0.05 level of significance. †Between groups I and II; ‡between groups I and III; between groups II and III.