Table 1.

Demographic data and comorbidities of patients of the three groups.

	Controls	OPMD	OSCC	p-Value (2-Tailed)
Sex (M/F)	6/4	16/9	6/5	0.865 *
Mean age (±SE)	45.20 ± 6.40	61.96 ± 2.59	69.09 ± 2.91	0.009 **
Cigarette consumption (%)	0.20	0.61	0.36	0.075 **
Alcohol consumption (%)	-	-	-	-
Other comorbidities (%) ***	0.30	0.57	0.81	0.057 *

* Chi-square test; ** Kruskal–Wallis test; *** Hypertension, thyroiditis, type 1 and type 2 diabetes; inflammatory bowel diseases, dyslipidemia.