Table 3. Chromosomal aberration by total carotenoid treatment on lymphocyte culture.

Treatment	Normal	Del	AC	DC	TC	No of aberrations	% Aberration	% Protection
Control	49.00±4.32	–	–	1.00±0.05	0.00±0.00	1.00±0.04	2.00±0.17	–
B(a)P	20.30±1.22	11.30±0.91	6.40±0.52	6.60±0.52	5.00±0.42	29.30±2.00	58.60±4.71	–
Carotenoids (100 µg/mL)	45.40±3.20	1.30±0.09	0.00±0.00	1.20±0.06	0.00±0.00	2.50±0.28	5.00±0.51	–
Carotenoids (200 µg/mL)	47.20±3.71	0.00±0.00	1.60±0.08	0.00±0.00	0.00±0.00	1.60±0.09	3.20±0.27	–
Carotenoids (300 µg/mL)	48.50±3.86	0.00±0.00	0.00±0.00	1.00±0.03	0.00±0.00	1.00±0.07	2.00±0.18	–
Carotenoids (100 µg/mL) + B(a)P	36.60±2.11	6.20±0.66	2.10±0.24	2.60±0.06	2.50±0.10	13.40±1.14	26.80±1.18**	31.80±2.01
Carotenoids (200 µg/mL) + B(a)P	37.90±2.31	5.20±0.52	2.60±0.18	2.50±0.07	1.80±0.09	12.10±1.04	24.20±1.20**	32.60±2.17
Carotenoids (300 µg/mL) + B(a)P	39.70±2.16	3.20±0.25	2.60±0.19	2.20±0.05	2.30±0.17	10.30±1.01	20.60±1.10**	38.00±2.18

Del: Deletion; AC: Acentric; DC: Dicentric; TC: Tricentric; **: P<0.001.