Variables
Group I
Group II
Boys
Girls
Boys
Girls
lgA (mg/dl)
Mean
11.82
9.43
9.18
7.91
SD
3.43
1.53
0.83
1.63
lgG (mg/dl)
Mean
0.87
1.20
0.94
0.79
SD
0.20
0.31
0.15
0.09
Protein (mg/ml)
Mean
2.91
2.86
3.28
3.28
SD
0.11
0.11
0.14
0.10
Calcium (mg/dl)
Mean
6.69
6.92
6.28
6.51
SD
0.80
0.66
0.66
0.53
Inorganic Phosphorous (mg/dl)
Mean
17.74
17.15
16.87
16.60
SD
1.18
1.47
0.86
1.20
Alkaline Phosphatase (KA units)
Mean
2.49
2.32
2.68
2.72
SD
0.45
0.50
0.53
0.41
Table 2:
Intra-group comparison of immunoglobulin A (lgA), immunoglobulin G (lgG), salivary protein, salivary calcium, inorganic phosphorous and alkaline phosphatase levels in Group I and Group II according to gender.
