Table 5. Correlations between parameters of DNA damage and age, years of smoking, duration of work and working hours in gasoline station workers’.
DNA fragmentation (OD) r (p) | Micronucleus % r (p) | Dead cells % r (p) | ||||
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Ages (yr) | −0.249 | 0.435 | 0.245 | 0.443 | 0.132 | 0.683 |
Years of smoking* | −0.038 | 0.922 | 0.014 | 0.971 | −0.229 | 0.554 |
Duration of work (yr) | −0.100 | 0.757 | −0.120 | 0.711 | 0.052 | 0.872 |
Working h/d | 0.469 | 0.124 | −0.513 | 0.088 | −0.507 | 0.079 |
Benzene (PPM) | 0.357 | 0.001 | 0.317 | 0.003 | 0.212 | 0.032 |
Toluene (PPM) | 0.155 | 0.165 | 0.123 | 0.261 | 0.142 | 0.159 |
Ethyle Benzene (PPM) | 0.175 | 0.096 | 0.119 | 0.257 | 0.112 | 0.298 |
Xylene (PPM) | 0.124 | 0.094 | 0.064 | 0.386 | 0.023 | 0.758 |
*In smokers (n=44)