Clinical data Oral
leukoplakia
(n = 20)
Oral
squamous
cell carcinoma
(n = 20)
P-value
N (%) N (%)
Sex Male 8 (40) 18 (90) 0.0022a*
Female 12 (60) 2 (20)
Sites Tongue 9 (45) 10 (43.48) 0.9202b
Other 11 (55) 13 (56.52)
Age < 60 9 (45) 10 (50) 1.0a
> 60 11 (55) 10 (50)
Habits Smoker 8 (40) 15 (75) 0.0536a
No smoker 12 (60) 5 (25)

aFischer's exact test; bchi-squared test.
*Statistically significant at P < 0.05.
N = number.