Table 2 Hematinic deficiencies in the OLP patients compared with the healthy controls
From: The profile of hematinic deficiencies in patients with oral lichen planus: a case-control study
OLP patients | Healthy controls | χ2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall hematinic deficiencies | 43.64% (103/236) | 12.39% (28/226) | 52.366 | < 0.001 |
Serum ferritin deficiency | 21.19%(50/236) | 7.52% (17/226) | 16.147 | < 0.001 |
Serum folate deficiency | 4.24% (10/236) | 1.33% (3/226) | 3.574 | 0.059 |
Serum vitamin B12 deficiency | 27.54% (65/236) | 7.52% (17/226) | 31.696 | < 0.001 |
Anemia | 9.75% (23/236) | 3.98% (9/226) | 5.949 | 0.015 |