Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of Nrf2 and NALP3 expression for OSCC patients.

Characteristics	n	Nrf2			NALP3
		+	−	Positive (%)	+	−	Positive (%)
NOM	61	39	22	63.9∗	33	28	54.1∗
OSCC	61	45	16	73.8	47	14	77.1
Differentiation
Well	17	13	4	76.5%∗	15	2	88.2%∗
Moderately	24	18	6	75%	21	3	87.5%
Poorly	20	14	6	70%	15	5	75%
Lymph node metastasis
Positive	25	18	7	72%∗	21	4	84%∗
Negative	36	26	10	72.2%	31	5	86.1

Abbreviations: OSCC: oral squamous cell carcinoma; NOM: normal oral mucosa. ^∗p < 0.05.