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Table 2 Characteristics of untransformed (UT) and malignant transformed (MT) oral leukoplakia

From: Malignant transformation of oral leukoplakia: a retrospective cohort study of 218 Chinese patients

 

Oral leukoplakia, n (%)

 

Characteristic

UT

MT

P-value

 

n = 179

n = 39

 

Age, y

  

0.846

   < 60

128 (71.5)

27 (69.2)

 

   >= 60

51 (28.5)

12 (30.8)

 

Gender

  

0.113

   Female

84 (46.9)

24 (61.5)

 

   Male

95 (53.1)

15 (38.5)

 

Site

  

0.051

   Tongue

86 (48.0)

26 (66.7)

 

   Others sites

93 (52.0)

13 (33.3)

 

Diet habit

  

0.179

   Bland

143 (84.6)

34 (94.4)

 

   Spicy

26 (15.4)

2 (5.6)

 

   Missing

10 (-)

3 (-)

 

Smoking

  

0.176

   Never

115 (66.9)

30 (78.9)

 

   Past and present

57 (33.1)

8 (21.1)

 

   Missing

7 (-)

1 (-)

 

Ethanol intake

  

0.484

   Never

159 (93.5)

34 (89.5)

 

   Past and present

11 (6.5)

4 (10.5)

 

   Missing

9 (-)

1 (-)

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