Table 5.

Overall Correlations Between Mean Mast Cell Density (MCD) and Mean Microvessel Density (MVD) in Each Lesion.

Lesion Pearson’s Correlation
Value (r)		 P Value Inference
Normal Oral Tissues −0.025 or 0 0.0945 No correlation
Not statistically significant
Oral Lichen Planus 0.103 0.777 Mild positive correlation
Not statistically significant
Dysplasia 0.767 0.0001* Strong positive correlation
Highly statistically significant
OSCC 0.270 0.149 Mild positive correlation
Not statistically significant
*P<0.05 significant.

OSCC, oral squamous cell carcinoma.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2021 April; 12(2): e0016. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2021 April 29. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10438
Copyright: © 2021 Sundararajan et al.