Table 1.
General profile of the included oral lichen planus (OLP) patients.
| Variable | Subgroup | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 59 (59) | |
| Male | 41 (41) | ||
| Age | <51 | 15 (15) | |
| 51–64 | 30 (30) | ||
| >64 | 55 (55) | ||
| Tobacco status | Non-smokers | 55 (55) | |
| Ex-smokers | 24 (24) | ||
| Smokers | 21 (21) | ||
| Tobacco consumption amount (pack-years) | Ex-smokers | ≤20 pack-years | 18 (18) |
| >20 pack-years | 6 (6) | ||
| Smokers | ≤20 pack-years | 11 (11) | |
| >20 pack-years | 10 (10) | ||
| Alcohol status | Non-alcohol-drinker patients | 85 (85) | |
| Alcohol-drinker patients | 15 (15) | ||
| Alcohol consumption status (drinks/week) | ≤7 drinks/week | 11 (11) | |
| >7 drinks/week | 4 (4) | ||
| Tobacco/alcohol consumption | Non-smokers/non-alcohol-drinker patients | 51 (51) | |
| Ex-Smokers /non-alcohol-drinker patients | 19 (19) | ||
| Smokers/non-alcohol-drinker patients | 15 (15) | ||
| Non-smokers/alcohol-drinker patients | 4 (4) | ||
| Ex-Smokers/alcohol-drinker patients | 5 (5) | ||
| Smokers/alcohol-drinker patients | 6 (6) | ||
| Medical history | Diabetes mellitus | 12 (12) | |
| Hepatitis | 4 (4) | ||
| Solid or hematological tumor | 21 (21) | ||
| Hypertension | 42 (42) | ||
| Thyroid diseases | 25 (25) | ||
| Cutaneous lichen planus | 2 (2) | ||
| Cardiological and hematological disorders | 21 (21) | ||
| Chemotherapy | 3 (3) | ||
| Radiotherapy | 8 (8) |