Table I.

Clinical characteristic of patients with OSCC^* and OD^**

Characteristics		OSCC	OD	p-value
Sex
	Female	23	14
	Male	25	15	0.1976
Age	Mean	66.3	60.3	0.0976
BMI	Mean	21.8	24.1	0.0196
Primary site
	Tongue	21
	Gingiva	19
	Buccal mucosa	8
Stage***
	I	9
	II	10
	III	11
	IV	18

^*OSCC: Oral squamous cell carcinoma

^**OD: Oral disease

^***According to the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors

No difference (P > 0.05) in sex and age between patients with OSCC and OD. The BMI score tends to be lower in patients with OSCC. P values for age and BMI were calculated using the Student’s t-test, and sex distribution was calculated using the χ² test.