From: Malignant transformation of oral leukoplakia is associated with macrophage polarization
a) Macrophage expression ratios epithelial | |||||||
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Ratio | n | CD163/CD68 | CD11c/CD68 | CD163/CD11c | |||
Median | SD | Median | SD | Median | SD | ||
Group | |||||||
 1: transforming OLP | 50 | 0.27 | 0.70 | 0.32 | 2.09 | 0.39 | 0.84 |
 2: non-transforming OLP | 53 | 0.00 | 2.20 | 0.12 | 0.81 | 0.00 | 0.82 |
 3: OSCC | 49 | 0.72 | 4.48 | 0.48 | 7.44 | 1.21 | 7.06 |
 4: controls, healthy mucosa | 49 | 0.29 | 1.67 | 0.68 | 3.76 | 0.26 | 5.93 |
p-values | |||||||
 Group 1 vs. 2 | 0.009 | 0.272 | 0.007 | ||||
 Group 1 vs. 3 | <0.001 | 0.269 | <0.001 | ||||
 Group 1 vs. 4 | 0.644 | 0.064 | 0.352 | ||||
 Group 2 vs. 4 | 0.230 | 0.007 | 0.097 | ||||
 Group 3 vs. 4 | 0.014 | 0.300 | <0.001 | ||||
 Group 2 vs. 3 | <0.001 | 0.024 | <0.001 |
b) Macrophage expression ratios subepithelial | |||||||
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Ratio | n | CD163/CD68 | CD11c/CD68 | CD163/CD11c | |||
Median | SD | Median | SD | Median | SD | ||
Group | |||||||
 1: transforming OLP | 50 | 0.62 | 1.06 | 0.12 | 0.39 | 2.43 | 6.00 |
 2: non-transforming OLP | 53 | 1.63 | 2.29 | 0.24 | 0.50 | 3.62 | 10.77 |
 3: OSCC | 49 | 2.08 | 3.72 | 0.65 | 0.83 | 3.62 | 11.03 |
 4: controls, healthy mucosa | 49 | 0.75 | 1.56 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 8.14 | 20.21 |
p-values | |||||||
 Group 1 vs. 2 | < 0.001 | 0.060 | 0.102 | ||||
 Group 1 vs. 3 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.546 | ||||
 Group 1 vs. 4 | 0.452 | 0.025 | 0.005 | ||||
 Group 2 vs. 4 | 0.007 | < 0.001 | 0.259 | ||||
 Group 3 vs. 4 | 0.002 | < 0.001 | 0.020 | ||||
 Group 2 vs. 3 | 0.665 | 0.013 | 0.233 |