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Table 5 Results of chi- square to evaluate association the variables in the study group to the genotypes

From: A study on genetic polymorphism in Matrix Metalloproteinases-3 in oral submucous fibrosis patients and in healthy individuals

 

OSF Group

Genotypes

 

Duration

Stage

5A/5A

5A/6A

6A/6A

Chi-Square

19.800

8.253

15.200

38.720

25.920

18.000

df

4

8

4

1

1

1

Asymp. Sig.

.001

0.40

.004

.000

.000

.000

  1. Association of Duration of the habit with stages of OSF were statistically significant p = 0.01 and p = 0.04 with 5A/5A, 5A/6A,6A/6A genotypes
  2. Thus the association of duration of the habit and stage of OSF was significant with the genotypes