Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the patients in the study sample. (N = 530).

Background characteristic	Patients screened (N = 530)	Patients with lesions (n = 308) (%)+
Gender
Male	292	174 (59.6)
Female	238	134 (56.3)
Age group
⩽20 years	106	27 (25.5)
21–40 years	207	147 (71.0)⁎⁎
⩾41 years	217	134 (61.8)⁎⁎
Dentition & denture-wearing status
Completely/partially dentulous	519	299 (57.6)
With denture	38	25 (65.8)
Without denture	481	274 (57.0)
Completely edentulous	11	9 (81.8)
With denture	8	7 (87.5)
Without denture	3	2 (66.7)
Cigarette use
Non-smoker	433	240 (55.4)
Current smoker	97	68 (70.1)⁎
Alcohol use
Non-user	522	300 (57.5)
Occasional	8	8 (100.0)⁎⁎
Tobacco chewing
Non-chewer	525	303 (57.7)
Current chewer	5	5 (100.0)⁎⁎

^⁎⁎p < 0.001.

^⁎p < 0.01.

⁺Percentage of the number of patients screened in each subcategory.