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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Respir Investig. 2017 Dec 6;56(1):28–33. doi: 10.1016/j.resinv.2017.11.002

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