Table 5.

Association of tobacco consumption behaviour and characteristics of oral cavity mucosal lesions among tobacco consuming migrant construction site workers

Tobacco consumption	Non-inflammatory	Inflammatory	Chi square value	p
Tobacco user
Daily users	136 (91.28%)	57 (91.94%)		0.876
Less than daily users	13 (8.72%)	5 (8.06%)	0.024
Total	149 (100%)	62 (100%)
Frequency of use in a day
Less than 5	99 (66.44%)	39 (62.90%)
More than or equal to 5	50 (33.56%)	23 (37.10%)
Total	149 (100%)	62 (100%)	0.242	0.622
Consumed after waking up
Within 30 minutes After 30 minutes	61 (40.94%) 88 (59.06%)	22 (35.48%) 40 (64.52%)
After 30 minutes	88 (59.06%)	40 (64.52%)	0.546	0.460
Total	149 (100%)	62 (100%)
Years of consumption
Less than 20 years	137 (91.95%)	50 (80.65%)
More than 20 years	12 (8.05%)	12 (19.35%)	5.547	0.019
Total	149 (100%)	62 (100%)