Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics
Category | N = 80 (%) |
|---|---|
Study groups | Â |
 Healthy controls | 20 (25) |
 Well differentiated OSCC | 20 (25) |
 Moderately differentiated OSCC | 20 (25) |
 Poorly differentiated OSCC | 20 (25) |
Tumor size | Â |
 Healthy controls | 20 (25) |
 T1 | 5 (6.3) |
 T2 | 9 (11.3) |
 T3 | 17 (21.3) |
 T4 | 29 (36.3) |
Age in years (mean ± SD) | 43.75 ± 11.83 |
Gender | Â |
 Male | 55 (68.8) |
 Female | 25 (31.3) |
Oral habits | Â |
 No habits | 20 (25) |
 Pan | 7 (8.8) |
 Guthka | 9 (11.3) |
 Betel Nuts | 10 (12.5) |
 Smoking | 11 (13.8) |
 Betel Nuts, Pan | 7 (8.8) |
 Betel Nuts, Guthka | 1 (1.3|) |
 Betel Nuts, Naswar | 2 (2.5) |
 Betel nuts, Pan, Guthka | 2 (2.5) |
 Guthka, Smoking | 1 (1.3) |
 Guthka, Pan | 1 (1.3) |
 Guthka, Naswar, Smoking | 1 (1.3) |
 Naswar, Smoking | 1 (1.3) |
Frequency | Â |
 No habits | 20 (25) |
 1–5/day | 16 (20) |
 6–10/day | 12 (15) |
 11–15/day | 20 (25) |
 16–20/day | 12 (15) |
Duration | Â |
 No habits | 20 (25) |
 < 5 years | 5 (6.3) |
 6–10 years | 11 (13.8) |
 11–15 years | 23 (28.7) |
 16–20 years | 12 (15) |
Site | Â |
 Missing (healthy controls) | 20 (25) |
 Buccal mucosa | 31 (38.8) |
 Tongue | 10 (12.5) |
 Lower buccal sulcus | 4 (5) |
 Lower lip | 3 (3.8) |
 Palate | 4 (5) |
 Retromolar area | 5 (6.3) |
 Upper sulcus | 3 (3.8) |