Tablec2.
Comparison of E-Cadherin expression in Histo-pathological grades of OSMF by Mann-Whitney U test.
| E-Cadherin Expression | Intensity |
Location |
Percentage of positivity |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | Z- Value | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Z- Value | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Z- Value | |
| Early OSMF (n = 15) | 0 | 5 | 10 | −1.5347 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.2903 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.2903 |
| Advanced OSMF (n = 15) | 0 | 0 | 15 |
P- Value 0.1249 |
0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
p- Value 0.7716 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
p- Value 0.7716 |
OSMF: oral submucous fibrosis Intensity: 0 = Negative, 1 = Mild, 2 = Moderate.
Location: 0 = Absent, 1 = Membrane, 2 = M + C, 3 = Cytoplasm 4 = Nuclear.
Percentage: 0 = Absent, 1 = 1–25 %, 2 = 25–50 %, 3= >50 %.