Table 5. Analysis of Xerostomia in Original Articles

No Author (Year) Number of Patient Sex (Male/Female) Age Period Diagnostic Method Statistical Method
1 Kim SY, et al9) (2007) 124(Salivary scan - Normal group:74, Decreased group:50) 56/68Salivary scan - Normal group:40/34, Decreased group:16/34 30-39:41.9%40-49:24.2%20-29:21.0% 2004.1.-2006.3. Questionnaire(VAS of Halitosis and Dry Mouth, Qi xu, Qi yu), Salivary scan, Halimeter, WTCI Student t-test, Pearson-correlation test
2 Han GJ, et al17) (2010) 99 38/61 30-39:28.3%20-29:22.2%40-49:20.2% 2010.1.-2010.5. USFR, Questionnaires(Eight-item Visual Analogue Scale Xerostomia Questionnaire, Stress Response Inventory, Qi Movement Stagnation Score) Student T-test
3 Lee DH, et al11) (2011) 24(Saengmaeg-san group:12, Placebo group:12) Unknown Unknown Unknown DMSQ(6 questions) Paired samples t-test, Mann-Whitney test
4 Kim JY, et al12) (2013) 50 20/30 68.60±5.11(AVR)60-69:56%70-79:44% 2012.4.-2012.8. DMSQ, USFR, Qi-stagnation questionnaire, Yin-deficiency questionnaire Independent t-test, Pearson’s correlation analysis, Multiple regression analysis
5 Han GJ, et al13) (2013) 96 30/66 60-29:55.21%70-79:44.79% 2011.12.-2013.8. VAS for xerostomia, DMSQ USFR, RSB/RST, Yin-deficiency questionnaire, WTCI, DTIS Independent t-test
6 Jang SW, et al14) (2014) 58 14/44Yin-deficiency group – 6/17, None Yin-deficiency group – 8/27 49.14±15.23(AVR) 2013.1.-2013.3. Yin-deficiency diagnosis from Korean Medicine Drs, YDQ, YDS, VAS for Xerostomia, DMSQ, USFR/SSFR, Oral moisture, WTCI Indepentent t-test, Chi square test, Cohen’s kappa coefficient analysis, deLong method, Pearson’s correlation analysis, Spearman’s correlation analsys, ROC-AUC
Abbreviation description
AVR : Average, ROC: Receiver Operating Characteristic, AUC : Area Under Curve