PARAMETERS

BLOOD

SALIVA

p-VALUE

(Mean ± SD)

(Mean ± SD)

Glucose mmol/l

4.69 ± 0.53

0.10 ± 0.70

p < 0.05

Potassium µmol/l

3.68 ± 0.10

16.56 ± 3.27

p < 0.05

Sodium µmol/l

140.30 ± 1.04

12.24 ± 1.84

p < 0.05

Chloride µmol/l

104.09 ± 1.28

19.39 ± 4.81

p < 0.05

pH

7.71 ± 0.17

6.71 ± 0.44

p < 0.05

Ionized Ca µmol/l

Calcium µmol/l

1.01 ± 0.06

0.67 ± 0.14

p < 0.05

nCa µmol/l

1.16 ± 0.07

0.40 ± 0.11

p < 0.05

Total Calcium µmol/l

2.30 ± 0.15

0.72 ± 0.24

p < 0.05