Research Article

Intraoral Potentially Malignant Disorders in a Brazilian Oral Pathology Service: Epidemiological, Clinical, and Histopathological Findings

Table 1

Comparison between clinical and histopathological diagnosis.

Clinical characteristicsMale Female Total

Age (mean ± SD)53 ± 9.553.9 ± 9.653.4 ± 9.5
Smoking (, %)65 (83.3)35 (59.3)100 (73)
Alcohol consumption (, %)29 (37.2)3 (5.1)32 (23.4)
Smoking and alcohol consumption (, %)28 (35.9)2 (3.4)30 (21.9)

SD, standard deviation.