Table 5.
Age and habits distribution in relation to alleles in OSMF and Controls.
| Characteristics | OSMF (N = 101) |
Control (N = 126) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6A/6A | 5A/6A | 5A/5A | p-value | 5A/5A | 6A/6A | 5A/6A | (p-value) | |
| Age (Yrs) | ||||||||
| Mean ± SD | 38.8 ± 14.5 | 37.6 ± 14.2 | 36 ± 8.5 | 0.671 | 17.5 ± 0.7 | 36.7 ± 12.4 | 38.8 ± 16 | 0.41 |
| Tobacco with Areca nut | ||||||||
| Chewer | 72(97.3%) | 23 (95.8%) | 2 (66.7%) | 0.02 | 2(100%) | 71(64.5%) | 12(85.7%) | 0.12 |
| Non Chewer | 2(2.7%) | 1 (4.2%) | 1 (33.3%) | 0 | 39(35.5%) | 2(14.3%) | ||
| Smoking status | ||||||||
| Smoker | 42(56.7%) | 19(79.2%) | 3 (100%) | 0.077 | 0 | 47(42.7%) | 4(28.6%) | 0.11 |
| Non-smoker | 32(43.3%) | 5 (20.8%) | 0 | 2(100%) | 63(57.3%) | 10(71.4%) | ||
| Alcohol Intake | ||||||||
| Drinker | 22(29.7%) | 3 (12.5%) | 2 (66.7%) | 1.16 | 0 | 25(22.7%) | 1(7.1%) | 0.24 |
| Non Drinker | 52(70.3%) | 21 (87.5%) | 1 (33.3%) | 2(100%) | 85(77.3%) | 13(92.9%) | ||
[Data was expressed as mean ± SD and %. Fischer exact test is used for habits in cases and control groups]