Table 4.

Association between TIMP-1 expression and clinic-pathological parameters

TIMP-1	Score 0	Score 1	Score 2	Score 3	p
Age (years)
Mean ± SD	48.69±14.56	48.67±11.28	47.25±13.41	48.8±12.83	0.994
Gender (%)
Male	15 (50%)	7 (23.33%)	3 (10%)	5 (16.67%)	0.091
Female	20 (66.67%)	5 (16.67%)	5 (16.67%)	0
Sites (%)
Tongue	13 (50%)	6 (23.08%)	4 (15.38%)	3 (11.54%)	0.928
Buccal and/or labial	20 (62.5%)	6 (18.75%)	4 (12.5%)	2 (6.25%)
Others	2	0	0	0
Parameters
Oral mucosa (%)	14 (70%)	4 (20%)	2 (10%)	0	0.58
Epithelial hyperplasia (%)	12 (60%)	4 (20%)	2 (10%)	2 (10%)
Epithelial dysplasia (%)	9 (45%)	4 (20%)	4 (20%)	3 (15%)