Table 2. Frequencies of analysed end points by the CBMN assay in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of BC cases and healthy controls.

		Controls	All BC Cases	Pb	NMIBC	Pb	MIBC	Pb
Frequenciesa	N	148	152		136		16
MN	Mean±s.d.	7.73±3.91	9.51±4.73	0.001	9.68±4.77	0.0005	8.06±4.24	0.91
NPB	Mean±s.d.	0.88±0.90	0.98±1.03	0.61	0.99±1.03	0.55	0.88±1.09	0.85
NBUD	Mean±s.d.	3.99±2.44	5.06±3.36	0.006	5.20±3.41	0.002	3.87±2.69	0.65

Abbreviations: BC=bladder cancer; MIBC=muscle-invasive bladder cancer; MN=micronuclei; NBUD=nuclear buds; NMIBC=non-muscle invasive bladder cancer; NPB=nucleoplasmic bridge.

Significant results in bold.

^aMean frequencies for 1000 binucleated cells.

^bWilcoxon Rank sum test.