Prevalence and Risk Factors for Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders in Indian Population

Table 3

Association of socio demographic characteristics, oral hygiene practices and adverse oral habits with oral potentially malignant disorders.

Factors	Categories	Oral potentially malignant disorder present (%)	Oral potentially malignant disorder absent (%)	value
Gender	Male	114 (17.4%)	542 (82.6%)	<0.0001
	Female	56 (9.6%)	529 (90.4%0
Socioeconomic status	Upper class	50 (14.9%)	286 (85.1%)	0.337
	Middle class	60 (14.9%)	343 (85.1%)
	Lower class	60 (12%)	442 (88.0%)
Toothbrushing method	Toothbrush	100 (12.8)	680 (87.2%)	0.461
	Finger	32 (14.5%)	189 (85.5%)
	Other methods	38 (15.8%)	202 (84.2%)
Brushing frequency	Once/daily	115 (12.7%)	793 (87.3%)	0.146
	Twice/daily	32 (15.2%)	178 (84.8%)
	More than twice/daily	23 (18.7%)	100 (81.3%)
Alcohol consumption	Ever consumers	33 (18.2%)	148 (81.8%)	0.061
	Never consumers	137 (12.9%)	923 (87.1%)
Betel quid consumption	Ever consumers	34 (16.9%)	167 (83.1%)	0.147
	Never consumers	136 (13.1%)	904 (86.9%)
Tobacco consumption	Ever consumers	94 (28.4%)	237 (71.6%)	<0.0001
	Never consumers	76 (8.4%)	834 (91.6%)
Areca nut chewing	Ever consumers	82 (32.9)	167 (67.1%)	<0.0001
	Never consumers	88 (8.9%)	904 (91.1%)

value < 0.05: statistical significant difference.