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Table 3 Analysis of mean MN frequencies versus MN frequencies of lymphocytes and MN frequencies of buccal cells

From: Emissions generated by sugarcane burning promote genotoxicity in rural workers: a case study in Barretos, Brazil

 

Confidence interval

 
  

Mean

SD

DM

SD of difference

Lower

Upper

p-value

Control

Lymphocytes (N = 27)

1.11

1.28

−8.59

0.89

−10.43

−6.75

<0.001

Buccal cells (N = 27)

9.70

4.76

Cutters

Lymphocytes (N = 16)

8.87

4.05

−13.87

1.78

−17.68

−10.07

<0.001

Buccal cells (N = 16)

22.75

5.78

  1. N number of subjects per group considered in the analysis, SD Standard Deviation, DM Differences of the mean, considered statistically significant when p < 0.05. We only considered both individuals for which the obtained information was collected in these analyses.