Table 7 The analyses of age, sex and oral risk factors with malignant transformation in patients with OPMDs of the current study
Malignant transformation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes N (%) | No N (%) | p-value | |
Age (years) | |||
≤45 | 71 (32.42) | 1953 (40.25) | 0.03 |
>45 | 148 (67.58) | 2899 (59.75) | |
Sex | |||
Male | 202 (92.23) | 4097 (84.44) | 0.001 |
Female | 17(7.77) | 755 (15.56) | |
Alcohol drinking | |||
No | 70 (31.96) | 1286 (26.50) | 0.09 |
Yes | 149 (68.04) | 3566 (73.50) | |
Betel-quid chewing | |||
No | 30 (13.70) | 563 (11.60) | 0.33 |
Yes | 189 (86.30) | 4289 (88.40) | |
Cigarette smoking | |||
No | 40 (18.26) | 660 (13.60) | 0.057 |
Yes | 179 (81.74) | 4192 (86.40) | |