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Table 4 Score of positive answers from oral dryness assessment questionnaire according to hyposalivation in study group (with NF1)

From: High prevalence of hyposalivation in individuals with neurofibromatosis 1: a case–control study

Number of positive answers*

UWSFR

Hyposalivation (%)

OR (IC 95%)

P **

None

7 (14)

0.9 (0.2 – 3.7)

0.97

One

8 (16.3)

0.6 (0.1 – 3)

0.7

Two

4 (8.1)

0.4 (0.1 – 2.1)

0.45

Three

7 (14)

2.9 (0.5 – 16.2)

0.27

Four

2 (4)

1.7 (1.3 – 2.2)

0.5

Five

2 (4)

1.4 (0.1 – 17.1)

1.0

Six

2 (4)

0.6 (0.8 – 5.3)

1.0

  1. UWSFR, Unstimulated whole saliva flow rate; OR (IC 95%), Odds ratio and 95% of confidence interval.
  2. *Considering the first six questions of the Oral Dryness Questionnaire, **P value is from Qui-Square analysis or Fisher’s exact test.