TABLE 2.
Anatomical Location of Oral Lesions by Demographic Characteristics
| Regions | No. Cases | Gender (n, %) | Age Group: n (%), y* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | <30 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50– | ||
| Anatomic site | |||||||
| Lip | 26 | 15 (25.9) | 11 (36.7) | 12 (37.5) | 6 (22.2) | 2 (15.4) | 6 (40.0) |
| Palate | 17 | 10 (17.2) | 7 (23.3) | 6 (18.8) | 4 (14.8) | 1 (7.7) | 6 (40.0) |
| Tongue | 33 | 24 (41.4) | 9 (30.0) | 7 (21.9) | 14 (51.9) | 9 (69.2) | 2 (13.3) |
| Other | 12 | 9 (15.5) | 3 (10.0) | 7 (21.9) | 3 (11.1) | 1 (7.7) | 1 (6.7) |
| Total | 88 | 58 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 13 | 15 |
| χ2 = 2.29, P = 0.52 | χ2 = 19.17, P = 0.024 | ||||||
| Subgroup of lip | |||||||
| Upper lip | 9 | 4 (26.7) | 5 (45.5) | 2 (16.7) | 4 (66.7) | 0 | 3 (50.0) |
| Lower lip | 12 | 9 (60.0) | 3 (27.3) | 7 (58.3) | 1 (16.7) | 1 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) |
| Both or nonspecific | 5 | 2 (13.3) | 3 (27.3) | 3 (25.0) | 1 (16.7) | 1 (50.0) | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |
| χ2 = 2.76, P = 0.25 | χ2 = 7.91, P = 0.25 | ||||||
| Subgroup of palate | |||||||
| Hard palate | 3 | 1 (10.0) | 2 (28.6) | 0 | 2 (50.0) | 0 | 1 (16.7) |
| Soft palate | 5 | 3 (30.0) | 2 (28.6) | 2 (33.3) | 0 | 0 | 3 (50.0) |
| Both or nonspecific | 9 | 6 (60.0) | 3 (42.9) | 4 (66.7) | 2 (50.0) | 1 (100.0) | 2 (33.3) |
| 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| χ2 = 1.04, P = 0.60 | χ2 = 7.05, P = 0.32 | ||||||