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Table 1 The evaluation of clinicopathological features associated with the expression of MFAP4 and TE of OSF patients

From: Pathological investigations and correlation research of microfibrillar-associated protein 4 and tropoelastin in oral submucous fibrosis

Characteristics

No of sample (%)

MFAP4

p value

TE

P value

Negative

Positive

Negative

Positive

Sex (patients)

       

Male

58 (96.7)

15

43

ns

8

50

ns

Female

2 (0.03)

0

2

 

1

1

 

Age (patients)

       

< 40

42 (70)

7

35

0.0475*

3

39

0.0164*

≥ 40

18 (30)

8

10

 

6

12

 

Stage

       

Normal

10 (14.3)

10

0

< 0.0001***

10

0

< 0.0001***

Early

13 (18.6)

10

3

 

6

7

 

Mid

26 (37.1)

4

22

 

3

23

 

Late

21 (30)

1

20

 

0

21

 

Betel quid chewing

       

Yes

60 (100)

19

41

ns

15

45

ns

No

0 (0)

0

0

 

0

  

Smoking

       

Yes

31 (51.7)

10

21

0.2377

6

25

0.4743

No

29 (48.3)

5

24

 

3

26

 

Clinical feature

       

Restriction of mouth opening

35 (58.3)

8

27

0.6227

4

31

0.4367

Burning senseation

10 (16.7)

2

8

 

2

8

 

Blister or ulcer

14 (23.3)

2

12

 

3

11

 

Eating stimulation pain

21 (35)

2

19

 

1

20