Table 2 Micronucleus rates for exfoliated oral cells, collected in the control group in each studied community (7 per group, N = 21).
From: Genotoxicity and mutagenicity research in Quilombola communities
Micronucleus rates (n/1,000) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Participants | Control | Urban zone | Rural zone | p value | |||
n | Rate | n | Rate | n | Rate | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.005 | 15 | 0.015 | 0.057 |
2 | 3 | 0.003 | 1 | 0.001 | 11 | 0.011 | |
3 | 4 | 0.004 | 11 | 0.011 | 5 | 0.005 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.001 | 2 | 0.002 | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.005 | 4 | 0.004 | |
6 | 2 | 0.002 | 8 | 0.008 | 3 | 0.003 | |
7 | 2 | 0.002 | 6 | 0.006 | 4 | 0.004 | |
