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Correlation of serum and salivary lipids has been a recent topic to determine the relationship serum and salivary lipids share, though still at the rudimentary stage, in order to have a better understanding of their relationship, the degree of accuracy, as well a validity test, need to be simultaneously checked. These have not been tested especially in children, as it has been tested in adults in the underdeveloped world, like Nigeria and Africa as a whole. Few studies discussed this entity in children even in the developed world.Objectives: To determine the correlation of serum and salivary lipids and their degree of accuracy as well the validity of the test.Settings and Design: Descriptive and cross-sectional.Materials and Methods: A total of 200 apparently healthy primary school children aged 5-12 years, who had no medical complaints or any major medical condition. The parameters assessed included serum and salivary; total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoproteins (HDL), and low-density lipoproteins (LDL)Statistical Methods: Correlation and Regression analysis, Validity test, and Receiver Operator Curve (ROC) Results: there was a positive moderate correlation between serum and salivary lipids and for all lipid parameters tested statistically significant (p= |
