Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics of Smokers and Non-smokers.

Parameter Total (n=300) Smokers (n=150) Non-smokers (n=150) P Value
Age in years, mean (SD) 36.3 (13.6) 38.8 (13.7) 33.9 (13.0) Not calculated*
Male sex, number (%) 295 (98.3) 150 (100) 145 (96.7) Not calculated†
Female sex, number (%) 5 (1.7) 0 (0) 5 (3.3)
Mean salivary flow, mL (SD)‡
 At 1 minute 13.1 21.8 <0.001
 At 2 minutes 19.3 29.0 <0.001
 At 3 minutes 25.1 32.9 <0.001
* Both groups fell within the accepted frequency distribution; hence, P values were not calculated.
† Due to the low number of female participants, sex was not correlated with salivary flow and hence no P value was calculated.
‡ The Spearman Rank Correlation was used for salivary flow and assessment of the relationship between variables.
RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2025; 16(4): e0021. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2025 October 31. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10556
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