Table 4.

Correlation of Age with Salivary Flow in Smokers and Non-smokers.

Salivary Flow Time Point Smokers (n=150)
r (P)		 Non-smokers (n=150)
r (P)
1 minute −0.188 (0.021) −0.279 (<0.001)
2 minutes −0.223 (0.005) −0.352 (<0.001)
3 minutes −0.163 (0.046) −0.330 (<0.001)

The Spearman rank correlation was used for salivary flow.

P, P values; r, Pearson correlation coefficients.

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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