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Table 1 Distribution of demographic variables by diagnostic group

From: Smoking and drinking in relation to oral potentially malignant disorders in Puerto Rico: a case-control study

Variable

OPMDsa

n (%)

 

Benignb

n (%)

Age

   

   30-49

18 (20.9)

 

52 (33.5)

   50-59

20 (23.3))

 

37 (23.9)

   60-69

26 (30.2)

 

43 (27.7)

   70+

22 (25.6)

 

23 (14.8)

  

P = 0.09 c

 

   Mean (SD)

60.0 (12.5)

 

55.6 (12.3)

  

P = 0.009 d

 

Gender

   

   Males

40 (46.5)

 

58 (37.4)

   Females

46 (53.5)

 

97 (62.6)

  

P = 0.17 c

 

Education

   

   < 12 yrs

28 (32.6)

 

37 (23.9)

   12 yrs/High School

15 (17.4)

 

29 (18.7)

   > 12 yrs

43 (50.0)

 

89 (57.4)

  

P = 0.34 c

 

Fruit & vegetable servings/day

   

   Mean (SD)

1.14 (0.9)

 

1.23 (0.9)

  

P = 0.51 d

 

   Total

86

 

155

  1. a Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders: oral hyperkeratosis, epithelial hyperplasia, and oral epithelial dysplasia
  2. b Oral Benign Tissue Conditions
  3. c Based on χ2 test
  4. d Based on t-test