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Table 5 Association of Cathepsin B with patient related factors

From: Association of salivary Cathepsin B in different histological grades among patients presenting with oral squamous cell carcinoma

Category

N = 80%

Mean Cathepsin B level ± SD

p value

Gender

   

 Male

55 (68.7)

2.1 ± 3.0

0.95**

 Female

25 (31.3)

2.1 ± 2.3

Frequency of tobacco intakeÏ®

   

 1–5/day

16 (26.7)

2.4 ± 2.8

0.09*

 6–10/day

13 (21.7)

3.1 ± 3.1

 11–15/day

19 (31.7)

3.5 ± 2.5

 16–20/day

12 (20.0)

1.2 ± 0.8

Duration of tobacco intakeÏ®

   

 < 5 years

5 (8.3)

2.3 ± 2.7

0.91*

 5–10 years

11 (18.3)

2.8 ± 2.6

 11–15 years

23 (38.3)

2.4 ± 2.6

 16–20 years

21 (35.0)

2.9 ± 2.8

Site of lesionÏ®

   

 Buccal mucosa

31 (51.7)

2.6 ± 2.4

0.77*

 Tongue

10 (16.7)

2.0 ± 2.9

 Lower buccal sulcus

4 (6.7)

2.4 ± 1.4

 Lower lip

3 (5.0)

2.7 ± 2.4

 Palate

4 (6.7)

1.9 ± 2.1

 Retromolar area

5 (8.3)

4.2 ± 3.5

 Upper sulcus

3 (5.0)

3.9 ± 5.1

 

Age^ 0.083 (0.465)

  

0.465^

  1. Ϯn = 60 i.e., only for OSCC patients
  2. ^Pearson Correlation
  3. *One way ANOVA
  4. **T-test