Category | N = 80% | Mean Cathepsin B level ± SD | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 55 (68.7) | 2.1 ± 3.0 | 0.95** |
 Female | 25 (31.3) | 2.1 ± 2.3 | |
Frequency of tobacco intakeÏ® | Â | Â | Â |
 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® | Â | Â | Â |
 < 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® | Â | Â | Â |
 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) | Â | Â | 0.465^ |