Sialometry of Upper Labial Minor Glands: A Clinical Approach by the Use of Weighing Method Schirmer’s Test Strips Paper

Table 3

Salivary flow rates between subjects with and without xerostomia complaint.

	Xerostomia	Mean	Std. deviation	95% CI		𝑃 value*
				Lower bound	Upper bound
UWS^a	Yes	0.25	0.27	0.18	0.31	<0.001
	No	0.47	0.34	0.39	0.54
SWS^a	Yes	0.63	0.57	0.49	0.77	<0.001
	No	1.10	0.63	0.96	1.24
LS^b	Yes	5.17	1.45	4.06	6.23	0.003
	No	7.33	1.39	6.4	8.27
PS^b	Yes	1.4	0.59	0.97	1.84	0.023
	No	2.13	0.7	1.68	2.61

amL/min.
^bμL/cm²/min.
*Independent 𝑡-test with 0.05 level of significance.