Research Article
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%) |
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value < 0.05: statistical significant difference.
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