Table 1.
HPV detection by HC-II assay and PCR in OSMF and OSCC patients in the following categories.
| Variables | OSMF cases (n = 208) | OSCC cases (n = 222) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCR+ve, HC-II+ve (N = 42) | PCR+ve, HC II-ve (N = 12) | PCR-ve, HC-II+ve (N = 15) | PCR-ve, HC-II-ve (N = 139) | PCR+ve, HC-II+ve (N = 61) | PCR+ve, HC II-ve (N = 11) | PCR-ve, HC-II+ve (N = 09) | PCR-ve, HC-II-ve (N = 141) | |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 28 (66.6%) | 07 (58.3%) | 11 (73.3%) | 77 (55.4%) | 42 (68.8%) | 07 (63.6%) | 06 (66.7%) | 91 (64.5%) |
| Female | 14 (33.3%) | 05 (41.7%) | 04 (26.7%) | 62 (44.6%) | 19 (31.1%) | 04 (36.4%) | 03 (33.3%) | 50 (35.5%) |
| Age (Years) | ||||||||
| < 45 | 26 (61.9%) | 04 (33.3%) | 07 (46.7%) | 68 (48.9%) | 39 (63.9%) | 05 (45.5%) | 05 (55.5%) | 40 (28.4%) |
| ≥45 | 16 (38.1%) | 08 (66.6%) | 08 (53.3%) | 71 (51.1%) | 22 (36.1%) | 06 (54.5%) | 04 (44.4%) | 101(71.6%) |
| Tobacco | ||||||||
| Chewing Status | ||||||||
| Chewers | 38 (90.5%) | 10 (83.3%) | 12 (80.0%) | 96 (69.1%) | 52 (85.2%) | 08 (72.7%) | 07 (77.8%) | 109(77.3%) |
| Non Chewer | 04 (9.5%) | 02 (16.6%) | 03 (20.0%) | 43 (30.9%) | 09 (14.7%) | 03 (27.3%) | 02 (22.2%) | 32 (22.7%) |
| Smoking Status | ||||||||
| Smokers | 35 (83.3%) | 08 (66.6%) | 09 (60.0%) | 111(79.8%) | 51 (83.6%) | 07 (63.6%) | 05 (55.5%) | 121(85.8%) |
| Non smokers | 07 (16.6%) | 04 (33.3%) | 06 (40.0%) | 28 (20.1%) | 10 (16.4%) | 04 (36.4%) | 04 (44.4%) | 20 (14.2%) |
| Alcohol | ||||||||
| Drinker | 40 (95.2%) | 08 (66.6%) | 12 (80.0%) | 105(75.5%) | 40 (65.6%) | 05 (45.4%) | 07 (77.8%) | 120 (85.1%) |
| Drinker | 02 (4.7%) | 04 (33.3%) | 03 (20.0%) | 34 (24.5%) | 21 (34.4%) | 06 (54.5%) | 02 (22.2%) | |
| Non Drinker | 21 (14.9%) | |||||||
| Location | ||||||||
| Oral Cavity | 18 (42.8%) | 05 (41.7%) | 06 (40.0%) | 68 (48.9%) | 32 (52.5%) | 05 (45.4%) | 03 (33.3%) | 72 (51.1%) |
| Tongue | 12 (28.6%) | 03 (25.0%) | 04 (26.6%) | 13 (9.4%) | 12 (19.7%) | 03 (27.3%) | 04 (44.4%) | 21 (14.9%) |
| Lip | 09 (21.4%) | 02 (16.6%) | 04 (26.6%) | 28 (20.1%) | 08 (13.1%) | 02 (18.2%) | 02 (22.2%) | 20 (14.2%) |
| Hard & soft palate | 03 (7.1%) | 02 (16.6%) | 01 (6.7%) | 30 (21.6%) | 09 (14.7%) | 01 (9.1%) | 00 (0.0%) | 28 (19.8%) |