Table 1.

Thyroid gland diseases, other systemic conditions and habits in the OLP and control groups (N = 102, each)

Characteristics	OLP Group	Control group	P value
Thyroid gland diseases
Hypothyroidism	13 (12.7%)	10 (9.8%)	0.659
Others thyroid gland conditions	4 (3.9%)	6 (5.9%)	0.748
Thyroid gland disease-related medication
Levothyroxine Sodium	13 (12.7%)	10 (9.8%)	0.659
Other concomitant systemic diseases
Allergic conditions	15 (14.7%)	19 (18.6%)	0.574
Diabetes Mellitus	4 (3.9%)	5 (4.9%)	1
Dyslipidemia	21 (20.6%)	30 (29.4%)	0.196
Habits
Smoking	12 (11.8%)	25 (24.5%)	0.028
Alcohol	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0.621

Value in bold indicates statistical significance