Parameters | Maternal arsenic exposure by toenail As | FDR- adjusted p-valuea | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Low (<  0.5 μg/g) | Medium (0.5–1 μg/g) | High (> 1 μg/g) | ||
MN in mononucleated cells (per 1000 cells) | 0.16 ± 0.04b | 0.48 ± 0.08** | 0.60 ± 0.09*** | 0.000 |
0.00 (0.00–1.00)c | 0.00 (0.00–2.00) | 1.00 (0.00–2.00) |  | |
(n = 70) | (n = 46) | (n = 52) |  | |
MN in binucleated cells (per 1000 cells) | 1.96 ± 0.21 | 2.26 ± 0.34 | 3.08 ± 0.41* | 0.037 |
2.00 (0.00–12.0) | 2.00 (0.00–13.0) | 2.00 (0.00–15.0) |  | |
(n = 70) | (n = 46) | (n = 52) |  | |
Nuclear division index (NDI) | 1.94 ± 0.01 | 1.97 ± 0.02 | 1.94 ± 0.01 | 0.117 |
1.92 (1.75–2.19) | 1.97 (1.79–2.75) | 1.95 (1.59–2.07) |  | |
(n = 70) | (n = 46) | (n = 52) |  |