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Table 2.

Association of Nestin Expression in the Keratinocytes of Leukoplakia Samples with Clinical and Pathological Factors (Chi-square Test).

Factor	No. of Patients	Nestin n (%)		P Value

		Negative (n=20)	Positive (n=6)
Age
<60 y	20	14 (70)	6 (30)	0.126
≥60 y	6	6 (100)	0 (0)	0.126

Gender
Male	18	12 (66.7)	6 (33.3)	0.063
Female	8	8 (100)	0 (0)	0.063

Site
Tongue	1	1 (100)	0 (0)	0.803
Buccal mucosa	18	14 (77.8)	4 (22.2)	0.803
Floor of the mouth	7	5 (71.4)	2 (28.6)

Dysplasia status
No dysplasia	10	7 (70)	3 (30)	0.508
Dysplasia	16	13 (81.2)	3 (18.8)	0.508

Negative includes categories 0 and 1⁺, and positive includes categories 2⁺ and 3⁺.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2019 October; 10(4): e0024. ISSN: 2076-9172

Published online 2019 October 29. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10378