Table 1 Characteristics of the cases and control subjects included in the study (N = 40).

From: Inflammatory bacteriome featuring Fusobacterium nucleatum and Pseudomonas aeruginosa identified in association with oral squamous cell carcinoma

Variable

Cases (n = 20)

Controls(n = 20)

Age (mean ± SD)

53.6 ± 10.4

52.3 ± 8.9

% males

50

50

Site: No. (%)

 Tongue

10 (50)

9 (45)

 Gum

05 (25)

5 (25)

 Floor of the mouth

04 (20)

5 (25)

 Buccal

01 (05)

1 (05)

% Shammah (Arabian snuff) users

80

15

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