Table 1 Mean and standard deviation and p value of the parameters analyzed in the comet assay.

From: Genotoxicity and mutagenicity research in Quilombola communities

Groups (N)

Mean ± SD

Tail length

% of DNA in the tail

OTM

Control (15)

1.6 ± 0.7a

6.7 ± 2.8

0.3 ± 0.2a

Urban Zone (24)

14.2 ± 12.3b

10.3 ± 7.7

3.1 ± 4.9b

Rural Zone (29)

8.0 ± 5.4b

8.7 ± 6.5

1.2 ± 1.8ab

p value

 < 0.01

0.47

 < 0.01

  1. SD standard deviation, OTM Olive Tail Moment, p probability of differences (or effect) observed among groups being due chance; p value = Kruskal–Wallis p value; a,b and ab = symbols arbitrarily assigned in the differentiation by Dunn's method; Urban Zone = community quilombola of Aparecida de Goiânia city; Rural Zone = community quilombola of Silvania city. Source: Own data.
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