nearly significantP < .05
The weak but significant or nearly significant correlations were observed between serum triglyceride or HDL-C levels and salivary buffer capacity (serum HDL-C level: P < .05), the salivary levels of occult blood (serum triglyceride level: P < .05; serum HDL-C level: P < .01) or protein (serum triglyceride level: P < .01; serum HDL-C level: P <