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Table 1 The baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of oral lichen planus (OLP) patients enrolled in the study

From: Evaluation of muco-adhesive tacrolimus patch on caspase-3 induced apoptosis in oral lichen planus: a randomized clinical trial

Group

Age (year)

Mean (SD)

Gender

Male/female [n (%)]

Disease duration (month) mean (SD)

Clinical type erosive/atrophic [n (%)]

Group I (n = 10) [tacrolimus patch]

55.8 (11.88)a

0/10 (100%)

5.7 (3.02)

3 (30%)/7 (70%)

Group II (n = 10) [tacrolimus Gel]

48.6 (11.62)a

2 (20%)/8 (80%)

6.9 (4.43)

5 (50%)/5 (50%)

Group III (n = 10) [corticosteroid gel]

41.1 (8.97)b

1 (10%)/9 (90%)

3.86 (3.29)

4 (40%)/6 (60%)

P-value

0.02*

0.329

0.188

0.659

  1. Values are given as mean (SD), *Significant at p ≤ 0.05 compared to the other study group (Chi square test). Tukey’s post hoc test: within the same comparison, means sharing the same superscript letter are not significantly different