Table 4.
Means 1 and 95% confidence intervals of nuclear anomalies in conventional (pesticide using) farmworkers who do and do not change their clothes after spraying.
| Endpoint | Change Clothes (No)(n = 19) | Change Clothes (yes)(n = 12) | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | ||
| Total MNi | 4.40 | 0.35–3.77 | 3.86 | 0.41–3.13 | 0.336 |
| MN | 3.55 | 0.31–2.99 | 2.83 | 0.35–2.22 | 0.148 |
| BUD | 5.67 | 0.39–4.95 | 4.81 | 0.46–3.99 | 0.174 |
| BN | 25.65 | 1.18–23.43 | 23.74 | 1.45–21.07 | 0.321 |
| KR | 48.11 | 1.63–45.02 | 42.90 | 1.94–39.25 | 0.046 |
| CC | 55.78 | 1.75–52.45 | 52.02 | 2.14–47.99 | 0.185 |
| KL | 76.53 | 2.05–72.62 | 75.54 | 2.59–70.64 | 0.770 |
| PY | 3.86 | 0.46–3.06 | 4.20 | 0.61–3.16 | 0.656 |
| BASAL | 8.58 | 0.71–7.29 | 6.22 | 0.73–4.95 | 0.023 |
1 adjusted for age, smoking, tobacco chewing, alcohol consumption, and spicy food intake BN: Binucleated cells; KR: Karyorrhexis; CC: Condensed chromatin; KL: Karyolysis; PY: Pyknosis; BASAL: Basal cells; Total MNi: Total number of micronuclei; MN: micronucleated cells; BUD: nuclear buds (“broken egg”).