Pan masala habits and risk of oral precancer: A cross-sectional survey in 0.45 million people of North India
Objectives: This cross-sectional community based study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of consumption habits for non tobacco pan masala (ASU) and the risk of developing oral precancer in North India. Methods: This study was conducted in the old town of Lucknow city in the state of Uttar Pra...
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| author | Divya Mehrotra Sumit Kumar Shambhavi Mishra Sandeep Kumar Prashant Mathur C.M. Pandey Arvind Pandey Kishore Chaudhry |
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| description | Objectives: This cross-sectional community based study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of consumption habits for non tobacco pan masala (ASU) and the risk of developing oral precancer in North India. Methods: This study was conducted in the old town of Lucknow city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. Subjects residing for more than 6 months and aged 15 years or above, were enrolled in the study after their informed consent. A two page survey tool was used to collect the data. A three times more matched sample of non users was randomly obtained from this data to analyze and compare the final results. Results: 0.45 million subjects were surveyed. Majority of tobacco users were in the age group of 20–35 years among males and 35–39 years among females. Consumption of non tobacco pan masala among males as well as females was most common in 15–19 years of age group. Prevalence of oral precancer (leukoplakia, submucous fibrosis, erythroplakia, lichen planus, smokers palate and verrucous hyperplasia) was 3.17% in non tobacco pan masala users and 12.22% in tobacco users. The odds of developing oral precancer in non tobacco pan masala users was 20.71 (18.79–22.82) and in tobacco users was 88.07 (84.02–92.31) at 95% confidence interval against non users of both. Conclusion: The odds of developing oral precancer even with consumption of pan masala is high, even when it is consumed without tobacco. It is hence recommended to discourage this habit. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-689bd6c61cd54e50bd5fc3a0e963997c2025-08-20T02:50:27ZengElsevierJournal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research2212-42682017-01-0171131810.1016/j.jobcr.2016.12.003Pan masala habits and risk of oral precancer: A cross-sectional survey in 0.45 million people of North IndiaDivya Mehrotra0Sumit Kumar1Shambhavi Mishra2Sandeep Kumar3Prashant Mathur4C.M. Pandey5Arvind Pandey6Kishore Chaudhry7Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, UP 226003, India; Corresponding author.Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, UP 226003, IndiaDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Lucknow, UP, IndiaAll India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), IndiaNational Centre for Diseases Informatics & Research (NCRP), ICMR, IndiaDepartment of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, IndiaNational Institute of Medical Statistics, ICMR, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, IndiaRoseman University of Health Sciences, Henderson, NV, United StatesObjectives: This cross-sectional community based study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of consumption habits for non tobacco pan masala (ASU) and the risk of developing oral precancer in North India. Methods: This study was conducted in the old town of Lucknow city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. Subjects residing for more than 6 months and aged 15 years or above, were enrolled in the study after their informed consent. A two page survey tool was used to collect the data. A three times more matched sample of non users was randomly obtained from this data to analyze and compare the final results. Results: 0.45 million subjects were surveyed. Majority of tobacco users were in the age group of 20–35 years among males and 35–39 years among females. Consumption of non tobacco pan masala among males as well as females was most common in 15–19 years of age group. Prevalence of oral precancer (leukoplakia, submucous fibrosis, erythroplakia, lichen planus, smokers palate and verrucous hyperplasia) was 3.17% in non tobacco pan masala users and 12.22% in tobacco users. The odds of developing oral precancer in non tobacco pan masala users was 20.71 (18.79–22.82) and in tobacco users was 88.07 (84.02–92.31) at 95% confidence interval against non users of both. Conclusion: The odds of developing oral precancer even with consumption of pan masala is high, even when it is consumed without tobacco. It is hence recommended to discourage this habit.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212426816301725Pan masalaOral precancerPotentially malignant disorderPrevalenceOdds ratio |
| spellingShingle | Divya Mehrotra Sumit Kumar Shambhavi Mishra Sandeep Kumar Prashant Mathur C.M. Pandey Arvind Pandey Kishore Chaudhry Pan masala habits and risk of oral precancer: A cross-sectional survey in 0.45 million people of North India Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research Pan masala Oral precancer Potentially malignant disorder Prevalence Odds ratio |
| title | Pan masala habits and risk of oral precancer: A cross-sectional survey in 0.45 million people of North India |
| title_full | Pan masala habits and risk of oral precancer: A cross-sectional survey in 0.45 million people of North India |
| title_fullStr | Pan masala habits and risk of oral precancer: A cross-sectional survey in 0.45 million people of North India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pan masala habits and risk of oral precancer: A cross-sectional survey in 0.45 million people of North India |
| title_short | Pan masala habits and risk of oral precancer: A cross-sectional survey in 0.45 million people of North India |
| title_sort | pan masala habits and risk of oral precancer a cross sectional survey in 0 45 million people of north india |
| topic | Pan masala Oral precancer Potentially malignant disorder Prevalence Odds ratio |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212426816301725 |
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