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. 2019 Jan-Apr;23(1):157. doi: 10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_164_17

Table 3.

Descriptive statistics of mean scores of micronuclei in different stains in patients diagnosed with oral squamous cell carcinoma

Stains n Micronuclei

Mean SD P
PAP 15 11.40 1.72 0.0001
LG 15 10.26 1.53
MGG 15 8.40 1.45
H&E 15 5.40 1.40
Pairwise comparison PAP-LG=0.192
PAP-MGG=0.000
PAP-H and E=0.000
LG-MGG=0.008
LG-H and E=0.000
MGG-H and E=0.000

PAP: Papanicolaou, LG: Leishman Giemsa, MGG: May–Grunwald–Giemsa, SD: Standard deviation