Table 1.

Comparison of the levels of 8-hydroxy-2-deoxy guanosine (8-OH2dG), serum acetylcholinesterase activity (AChE) and inflammatory markers in farmers exposed to organophosphorus pesticides to unexposed controls

	Subjects (n=67)	Controls (n=67)	P value
8-OH2dG (ng/ml)	30.41 ± 15.81	26.04 ± 7.22	0.04
AChE (U/l)	5098.82 ± 558.81	5397.26 ± 574.05	0.003
IL6 (pg/ml)	1.80 ± 0.61	1.62 ± 0.49	0.06
IL10 (pg/ml)	1.98 ± 0.62	1.38 ± 0.77	0.001
CRP (ng/ml)	2.41 ± 0.69	2.17 ± 0.60	0.03

IL; Interleukin and CRP; C-reactive protein.