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Table 2 Comparison of mean age, serum histamine, chymase and DAO in all the groups

From: Estimation of serum levels of mast cells-related chymase, histamine and diamine oxidase in oral submucous fibrosis- a preliminary report

Parameter

Group A

Mean ± SD

Group B

mean ± SD

Group C

mean ± SD

p- value

Age (Years)

32.61 ± 7.8

32.23 ± 10.46

32.3 ± 9.12

0.993

Mouth opening in mm

30.4 ± 9.31

42.27 ± 2.02

42.87 ± 2.01

0.00001

Serum Histamine (ng/ml)

0.97 ± 0.08

2.44 ± 1.68

7.65 ± 6.72

0.0003

Serum chymase (pg/ml)

93.59 ± 31.8

29.49 ± 6.07

34.37 ± 11.46

0.00001

Serum DAO (ng/ml)

0.27 ± 0.16

0.40 ± 0.31

0.19 ± 0.15

0.06