TABLE 3.

Comparison of smokeless tobacco users and non-tobacco users according to oral cavity symptoms

Oral cavity symtoms	Smokeless tobacco users users		Non-tobacco		x²	p	OR
	n	%	n	%
Mouth tickling
Yes	114	69.1	51	30.9	33.94	<0.001	3.038 (2.074–4.451)
No	181	42.4	246	57.2
Dryness of throat
Yes	168	66.4	85	33.6	48.84	<0.001	3.304 (2.351–4.645)
No	128	37.4	214	62.6
Sore throat
Yes	87	54.4	73	45.6	1.73	0.187	–
No	211	48.3	226	51.7
Throat stinging
Yes	61	50.8	59	49.2	0.07	0.790	–
No	236	49.5	241	50.5
Mouth sores
Yes	56	62.2	34	37.8	6.50	0.011	1.810 (1.143–2.869)
No	242	47.6	266	52.4
Halitosis
Yes	226	75.1	75	24.9	154.56	<0.001	9.417 (6.489–13.665)
No	72	24.2	225	75.8
Taste disorders
Yes	75	63.3	43	36.4	11.08	<0.001	2.010 (1.327–3.046)
No	223	46.5	257	53.5
Toothache
Yes	111	56.6	85	43.4	5.26	0.022	1.494 (1.060–2.108)
No	187	46.6	214	53.4
Gingival bleeding
Yes	111	52.1	102	47.9	0.63	0.424	–
No	187	48.7	197	51.3

Pearson Chi-Square Test; α: 0.05.