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. 2018 Dec;148(Suppl 1):S125–S133. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1864_17

Table VII.

DNA damage among blood cells, cumulus cells and sperm cells with respect to area of residence

Area of residence Sperm cells Cumulus cells


Head DNA (%) Tail DNA (%) Olive tail moment Head DNA (%) Tail DNA (%) Olive tail moment
Residential (n=29) 97.30±0.69 2.70±0.69 3.15±0.94 92.27±0.86 7.73±0.86 15.25±2.44
Industrial+agriculture (n=21) 96.86±0.93 3.14±0.93 3.96±1.66 90.81±1.37 9.19±1.37 17.35±3.36
Blood cells-male Blood cells-female
Residential (n=29) 87.12±1.58 12.88±1.58 17.47±2.46 92.07±0.74 8.14±0.75 14.24±1.83
Industrial+agriculture (n=21) 87.95±2.46 12.05±2.46 16.75±3.91 93.01±1.19 6.99±1.19 12.99±2.59

Values are mean±SE