Table 3.

Distribution of patients with their Histopathological findings and habits

Histological Findings	No of patients N = 239	Habits	No of Patients	Male N = 204	Female N = 35	Frequency/Day	Duration (Years)
OSMF I	52 (21.8%)	Chewing (Areca Nut/Dohra)	20 (38.5%)	17 (85%)	3 (15%)	3–4	3–4 yrs
		Gutka	10 (19.2%)	9 (90%)	1 (10%)	2–3	2–4 yrs
		Betel quid with areca nut and tobacco	7 (13.5%)	4 (57.2%)	3 (42.8%)	2–4	4–5 yrs
		Smoking (Bidi/Cigarettes/Pipes	5 (11.1%)	5 (100%)	0 (0%)	5–10	>5 yrs
		Alcohol	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0	0
		Chewing + Smoking	5 (9.6%)	4 (80%)	1 (20%)	2–5/	3–4 yrs
		Alcohol+ Chewing	3 (5.8%)	3 (100%)	0 (0%)	1–3	2–3 yrs
		Alcohol+ Smoking	2 (3.6%)	2 (100%)	0 (0%)	2–5	4–5 yrs
OSMF II	75 (31. 4%)	Chewing (Areca Nut/Dohra)	30 (40%)	24 (80%)	6 (20%)	7–10	8–10 yrs
		Gutka	16 (21.3%)	11(68.8%)	5 (31.2%)	5–6	7–10 yrs
		Betel quid with areca nut and tobacco	11 (14.7%)	7 (63.7%)	4 (36.3%)	6–9	6–7 yrs
		Smoking (Bidi/Cigarettes/Pipes)	6 (8%)	6 (100%)	0 (0%)	8–10	7–9 yrs
		Alcohol	1 (1.3%)	1 (100%)	0 (0%)	2–3	6–7
		Chewing + Smoking	4 (5.3%)	3 (75%)	1 (25%)	4–8	6–8 yrs
		Alcohol+ Chewing	3 (4%)	3 (100%)	0 (0%)	3–8	7–10 yrs
		Alcohol+ Smoking	3 (4%)	3 (100%)	0 (0%)	4–7	8–10 yrs
		None	1 (1.4%)	1 (100%)	0 (0%)
OSMF III	112 (46.8%)	Chewing(Areca Nut/Dohra)	60 (53.5%)	54 (90%)	6 (10%)	10–15	10–17 yrs
		Gutka	23 (20.4%)	21(91.3%)	2(8.7%)	8–10	7–10 yrs
		Betel quid with areca nut and tobacco	20 (18%)	17 (85%)	3 (15%)	7–9	7–9 yrs
		Smoking (Bidi/Cigarettes/Pipes)	3(2.7%)	3 (100%)	0 (0%)	8–10	9–10 yrs
		Alcohol	1(0.9%)	1 (100%)	0 (0%)	4–5	7–10
		Chewing + Smoking	2(1.8%)	2 (100%)	0 (0%)	6–9	8–10 yrs
		Alcohol+ Chewing	1(0.9%)	1 (100%)	0 (0%)	4–8	7– 9 yrs
		Alcohol+ Smoking	2(1.8%)	2 (100%)	0 (0%)	6–9	8–10 yrs