From: The prevalence of oral mucosal lesions and related factors in systemic lupus erythematosus patients
Oral manifestation | Oral involvement | No oral involvement | Total | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.396 |
Male | 4 | 2 | ||
Female | 38 | 16 | ||
Age | Â | Â | Â | 0.251 |
Less than 18 years | 7 | 2 | ||
Between 18 and 45 years | 21 | 10 | ||
More than 45 years | 14 | 6 | ||
Oral hygiene | Â | Â | Â | 0.014 |
Good | 24 | 8 | ||
Medium–poor | 18 | 10 | ||
Dental status | Â | Â | Â | 0.0541 |
Dentulous | 29 | 8 | ||
Edentulous | 13 | 10 | ||
Smoking | Â | Â | Â | 0.826 |
Smoker | 18 | 7 | ||
Non-smoker | 24 | 11 | ||
Disease duration | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
Less than 3 months |  | 1 | 2 | |
3–6 months |  | 3 | 9 | |
6–12 months |  | 6 | 9 | |
More than 12 months |  | 8 | 8 | |
Pregnancy | Â | Â | Â | 0.018 |
Pregnant | 30 | 13 | ||
Not pregnant | 12 | 5 | ||
Steroids | Â | Â | Â | 0.046 |
Not taking | 0 | 0 | ||
Less than 7.5 mg | 10 | 10 | ||
7.5–60 mg | 16 | 4 | ||
More than 60 mg | 26 | 4 | ||
Other SLE drugs | 52 | 13 | Â | 0.006 |