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. 2017 Oct 25;56(2):132–140. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2017-0126

Table 3. Comparison between DNA fragmentation, frequency of micronucleus and viability in gasoline station workers and controls.

Items Gasoline station
workers (n=62)
Mean ± SD
Controls
(n=62)
Mean ± SD
Mann-
Whitney
test
p
DNA fragmentation (OD) 23.39 ± 4.45 3.75 ± 0.87 8.57* 0.000
Micronucleus % 2.18 ± 1.33 0.45 ± 0.06 2.54 0.001
Dead cells % 15.25 ± 13.66 4.50 ± 0.58 1.54 0.020

OD: optical density OD: optical density and *t-test was used