title: Social profile and habits of oral cancer patients in Ibadan.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to compare the socioeconomic profile and social habits of oral cancer patients and those of control subjects in order to investigate the relative importance of these risk factors in the occurrence of oral cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-two histologically diagnosed oral carcinoma patients and 30 normal patients were recruited at the dental centre University College Hospital, Ibadan. A 33-item questionnaire was administered to the two groups. The data obtained was analyzed using student t test and chi square as appropriate as well as odds ratio.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Incomes less than 50,000 naira per annum, absence of fruit in every diet and tobacco use, were associated with 5.7, 3.0 and 4.05 increased risk of oral cancer respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Low income, fruit depleted diet and tobacco use seems to be the most important risk factors for oral cancer development in the studied environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. toytoy219@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lawal
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kolude
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Adeyemi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lawoyin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Akang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D006184:Habits; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D009909:Oral Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014675:Vegetables