Table 2.
Multiple comparisons of CBMN endpoints, split by smoking intensity
| Lung Cancer | COPD | Healthy Controls | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micronuclei (BN- MN) | N | Mean | Std Error | N | Mean | Std Error | N | Mean | Std Error | |
| Overall | 448 | 3.53 | (0.045) | 200 | 1.91 | (0.060) | 590 | 1.78 | (0.035) | Ptrend< 0.001 |
| Light | 99 | 3.52 | (0.093) | 63 | 1.95 | (0.112) | 289 | 1.72 | (0.051) | |
| Moderate | 106 | 3.55 | (0.100) | 50 | 1.88 | (0.133) | 143 | 1.83 | (0.069) | |
| Heavy | 243 | 3.53 | (0.059) | 87 | 1.92 | (0.086) | 158 | 1.81 | (0.072) | |
| P = 0.969 | P = 0.904 | P = 0.371 | ||||||||
| Bridges (BN- NPB) | N | Mean | Std Error | N | Mean | Std Error | N | Mean | Std Error | |
| Overall | 448 | 4.26 | (0.035) | 200 | 1.03 | (0.039) | 590 | 0.97 | (0.025) | Ptrend < 0.001 |
| Light | 99 | 4.36 | (0.752) | 63 | 1.05 | (0.694) | 289 | 0.99 | (0.035) | |
| Moderate | 106 | 4.22 | (0.746) | 50 | 1.00 | (0.857) | 143 | 1.01 | (0.053) | |
| Heavy | 243 | 4.24 | (0.049) | 87 | 1.06 | (0.061) | 158 | 0.90 | (0.048) | |
| P = 0.315 | P = 0.819 | P = 0.255 | ||||||||
| Buds (BN- NBUDS) | N | Mean | Std Error | N | Mean | Std Error | N | Mean | Std Error | |
| Overall | 448 | 0.59 | (0.043) | 200 | 0.38 | (0.034) | 590 | 0.30 | (0.019) | Ptrend < 0.001 |
| Light | 99 | 0.55 | (0.071) | 63 | 0.35 | (0.061) | 289 | 0.34 | (0.028) | |
| Moderate | 106 | 0.68 | (0.069) | 50 | 0.36 | (0.069) | 143 | 0.29 | (0.038) | |
| Heavy | 243 | 0.56 | (0.044) | 87 | 0.42 | (0.056) | 158 | 0.26 | (0.036) | |
| P = 0.251 | P = 0.669 | P = 0.216 | ||||||||