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Table 3 Distribution of patients with their Histopathological findings and habits

From: Correlation of histopathological diagnosis with habits and clinical findings in oral submucous fibrosis

Histological Findings

No of patients

N = 239

Habits

No of Patients

Male

N = 204

Female

N = 35

Frequency/Day

Duration (Years)

OSMF I

52 (21.8%)

Chewing (Areca Nut/Dohra)

20 (38.5%)

17 (85%)

3 (15%)

3–4

3–4 yrs

  

Gutka

10 (19.2%)

9 (90%)

1 (10%)

2–3

2–4 yrs

  

Betel quid with areca nut and tobacco

7 (13.5%)

4 (57.2%)

3 (42.8%)

2–4

4–5 yrs

  

Smoking

(Bidi/Cigarettes/Pipes

5 (11.1%)

5 (100%)

0 (0%)

5–10

>5 yrs

  

Alcohol

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0

0

  

Chewing + Smoking

5 (9.6%)

4 (80%)

1 (20%)

2–5/

3–4 yrs

  

Alcohol+ Chewing

3 (5.8%)

3 (100%)

0 (0%)

1–3

2–3 yrs

  

Alcohol+ Smoking

2 (3.6%)

2 (100%)

0 (0%)

2–5

4–5 yrs

OSMF II

75

(31. 4%)

Chewing (Areca Nut/Dohra)

30 (40%)

24 (80%)

6 (20%)

7–10

8–10 yrs

  

Gutka

16 (21.3%)

11(68.8%)

5 (31.2%)

5–6

7–10 yrs

  

Betel quid with areca nut and tobacco

11 (14.7%)

7 (63.7%)

4 (36.3%)

6–9

6–7 yrs

  

Smoking (Bidi/Cigarettes/Pipes)

6 (8%)

6 (100%)

0 (0%)

8–10

7–9 yrs

  

Alcohol

1 (1.3%)

1 (100%)

0 (0%)

2–3

6–7

  

Chewing + Smoking

4 (5.3%)

3 (75%)

1 (25%)

4–8

6–8 yrs

  

Alcohol+ Chewing

3 (4%)

3 (100%)

0 (0%)

3–8

7–10 yrs

  

Alcohol+ Smoking

3 (4%)

3 (100%)

0 (0%)

4–7

8–10 yrs

  

None

1 (1.4%)

1 (100%)

0 (0%)

  

OSMF III

112 (46.8%)

Chewing(Areca Nut/Dohra)

60 (53.5%)

54 (90%)

6 (10%)

10–15

10–17 yrs

  

Gutka

23 (20.4%)

21(91.3%)

2(8.7%)

8–10

7–10 yrs

  

Betel quid with areca nut and tobacco

20

(18%)

17 (85%)

3 (15%)

7–9

7–9 yrs

  

Smoking (Bidi/Cigarettes/Pipes)

3(2.7%)

3 (100%)

0 (0%)

8–10

9–10 yrs

  

Alcohol

1(0.9%)

1 (100%)

0 (0%)

4–5

7–10

  

Chewing + Smoking

2(1.8%)

2 (100%)

0 (0%)

6–9

8–10 yrs

  

Alcohol+ Chewing

1(0.9%)

1 (100%)

0 (0%)

4–8

7– 9 yrs

  

Alcohol+ Smoking

2(1.8%)

2 (100%)

0 (0%)

6–9

8–10 yrs