Table 5 Lesions associated with smoking and sex
Current smoker | Former smoker | Non-smoker | p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 343 | n = 534 | n = 999 | ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
OLP | ||||
Male | 3 (1.8) | 3 (1.0) | 3 (0.7) | 0.500 |
Female | 9 (5.1) | 2 (0.8) | 6 (1.0) | 0.002 |
Total | 12 (3.5) | 5 (0.9) | 9 (0.9) | 0.001 |
p-valueb | 0.095 | 1.000 | 0.743 | |
OLR | ||||
Male | 8 (4.8) | 7 (2.4) | 10 (2.4) | 0.255 |
Female | 6 (3.4) | 2 (0.8) | 6 (1.0) | 0.070 |
Total | 14 (4.1) | 9 (1.7) | 16 (1.6) | 0.016 |
p-valueb | 0.518 | 0.192 | 0.083 | |
Leukoplakia | ||||
Male | 3 (1.8) | 2 (0.7) | 1 (0.2) | 0.092 |
Female | 2 (1.1) | – | 1 (0.2) | 0.125 |
Total | 5 (1.5) | 2 (0.4) | 2 (0.2) | 0.024 |
p-valueb | 0.678 | 0.503 | 1.000 | |
Hyperkeratosis | ||||
Male | 4 (2.4) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.5) | 0.046 |
Female | 2 (1.1) | 3 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0.029 |
Total | 6 (1.7) | 4 (0.7) | 2 (0.2) | 0.007 |
p-valueb | 0.374 | 0.335 | 0.171 | |
Hyperpigmentation | ||||
Male | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.192 |
Female | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.175 |
Total | 2 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.033 |
p-valueb | 1.000 | – | – | |
Snuff-related lesion | ||||
Male | 5 (3.0) | 4 (1.4) | 1 (0.2) | 0.013 |
Female | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | – |
Total | 5 (1.5) | 4 (0.7) | 1 (0.1) | 0.004 |
p-valueb | 0.027 | 0.130 | 0.413 | |
Geographic tongue | ||||
Male | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) | 5 (1.2) | 0.341 |
Female | 2 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (1.7) | 0.089 |
Total | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.2) | 15 (1.5) | 0.031 |
p-valueb | 0.499 | 1.000 | 0.526 | |
Fordyce granules | ||||
Male | 2 (1.2) | 4 (1.4) | 13 (3.1) | 0.178 |
Female | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.3) | 0.555 |
Total | 3 (0.9) | 4 (0.7) | 15 (1.5) | 0.364 |
p-valueb | 0.614 | 0.130 | < 0.001 | |