Research Article
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders in Indian Population
Table 4
Association of dietary and other risk factors with oral potentially malignant disorders.
| | Factors | Categories | Oral potentially malignant disorder present (%) | Oral potentially malignant disorder absent (%) | value |
| | Frequency of fruits consumption | Several times a day | 38 (13.0%) | 255 (87.0%) | 0.651 | | Everyday | 51 (14.5%) | 301 (85.5%) | | Several times a week | 55 (12.3%) | 393 (87.7%) | | Once a week | 11 (17.7%) | 51 (82.3%) | | Several times a month | 10 (19.2%) | 42 (80.8%) | | Seldom/Never | 5 (14.7%) | 29 (85.3%) |
| | Frequency of vegetable consumption | Several times a day | 39 (13.2%) | 256 (86.8%) | 0.575 | | Everyday | 50 (14.1%) | 305 (85.9%) | | Several times a week | 56 (12.3%) | 401 (87.7%) | | Once a week | 11 (19.3%) | 46 (80.7%) | | Several times a month | 9 (19.1%) | 38 (80.9%) | | Seldom/Never | 5 (16.7%) | 25 (83.3%) |
| | Dental visit | Yes | 65 (19.9%) | 262 (80.1%) | <0.0001 | | No | 105 (11.5%) | 809 (88.5%) |
| | Mouthwash use | Yes | 43 (15.1%) | 241 (84.9%) | 0.432 | | No | 127 (13.3%) | 830 (86.7%) |
| | Prosthesis use | Yes | 57 (21.0%) | 214 (79.0%) | <0.0001 | | No | 113 (11.6%) | 857 (88.4%) |
| | Diabetes | Yes | 50 (24.6%) | 153 (75.4%) | <0.0001 | | No | 120 (11.6%) | 918 (88.4%) |
| | Body mass Index | Underweight | 27 (20.1%) | 107 (79.9%) | 0.002 | | Normal | 106 (15.0%) | 602 (85.0%) | | Overweight | 37 (9.3%) | 362 (90.7%) |
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value < 0.05: statistical significant difference.
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