Biochemical composition of salivary stones in relation to stone- and patient-related factors.

Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal · 2018 · PMC6167104 · PMID 30148468

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almost significantp =0.083so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Stones from older patients (≥38years) showed an almost significant trend towards more frequent presence of phosphate ( p =0.083).

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almost reached statistical significancep =0.083so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

This difference almost reached statistical significance ( p =0.083) ( Table 1 ).

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

However, in the present study, salivary stones containing oxalate were more common in men (45.7%) than in women (33.3%), although this difference did not reach statistical significance.

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showed a trendno p-value reported

Older individuals showed a trend towards more frequent presence of phosphate in comparison with stones from the ‘young’ group instead of a reduced presence of phosphate ( Table 1 ).

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