Salivary Cortisol in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

This dataset accompanies a study examining the relationship between xerostomia (dry mouth) and salivary cortisol levels in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients. Data were collected from MS patients diagnosed according to the McDonald Criteria, with saliva samples taken at 10:00 AM to measure cortisol levels using an ELISA kit. The dataset includes xerostomia assessments, medication use, anxiety scores, and statistical analyses to explore cortisol as a potential biomarker for xerostomia in MS patients.

本数据集配套于一项探究多发性硬化（Multiple Sclerosis, MS）患者口干症（xerostomia）与唾液皮质醇水平之间关联的研究。研究数据来源于符合麦克唐纳标准（McDonald Criteria）确诊的MS患者，于上午10:00采集唾液样本，采用酶联免疫吸附测定（ELISA）试剂盒检测皮质醇水平。本数据集包含口干症评估结果、用药史、焦虑评分，以及用于探究皮质醇作为MS患者口干症潜在生物标志物的统计分析内容。