Table 2 The overall prevalence rates of RAS, OSF, oral leukoplakia and oral leukoplakia combined with OSF in the non-doctor/nurse and non-police officer, the police officer and the doctor/nurse population aged 20–59 years
Groups | Gender | Non-doctor/nurse and non-police officer | Police officer | Doctor/nurse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence rate (‰) | Prevalence rate (‰) | OR and 95% CIs (†) | P value (†) | Prevalence rate (‰) | OR and 95% CIs (‡) | P value (‡) | ||
RAS | Male | 8.32 | 10.68 | 1.29(0.64–2.60) | 0.480 | 24.27 | 2.97(1.70–5.17) | < 0.001 |
Female | 10.83 | 3.82 | 0.35(0.05–2.52) | 0.276 | 20.50 | 1.91(1.35–2.71) | < 0.001 | |
OSF | Male | 58.08 | 93.71 | 1.67(1.31–2.16) | < 0.001 | 21.24 | 0.35(0.21–0.60) | < 0.001 |
Female | 1.23 | 3.82 | 3.11(0.40–24.39) | 0.255 | 0.82 | 0.67(0.15–3.04) | 0.598 | |
Oral leukoplakia | Male | 11.75 | 20.17 | 1.73(1.03–2.92) | 0.038 | 3.03 | 0.26(0.06–1.04) | 0.040 |
Female | 0.25 | 0 |  |  | 0.41 | 1.67(1.15–18.39) | 0.673 | |
With both oral leukoplakia and OSF | Male | 7.66 | 15.42 | 2.03(1.11–3.72) | 0.019 | 0 |  |  |
Female | 0.12 | 0 |  |  | 0.41 | 3.33(0.21–53.32) | 0.366 | |