Immunohistochemical Analysis of Vimentin in Oral Submucous Fibrosis

Table 5

Pattern of overall intensity of vimentin scores in mild OSF cases, severe OSF cases, and control group.

	Group	No.	Scores (0–4)					Mean ± SD	Mild v/s severe	Mild v/s normal	Severe v/s normal
			0	1	2	3	4
Overall Intensity	Mild	20	2	—	4	10	4	2.7 ± 1.2	𝑃=0.17 (N.S)	𝑃<0.01 (V.S) [0.007]	𝑃<0.01 (V.S) [0.002]
	Severe	20	2	—	—	8	10	3.2 ± 1.2
	Normal	10	2	1	7	—	—	1.5 ± 0.8