Table 3.

Distribution of selected descriptors of the comet assay by age class and sex (numbers in each cell represent: absolute frequency; mean (SD), and median). All values refer to total hCOMET population.

Age-Class	Tail Length (μm)	Tail Intensity (%)*	Tail Moment (au)
0‒18 years	138	1,226	166
	16.6 (19.4)	3.2 (3.1)	7.0 (12.8)
	12.9	2.1	0.2
19‒40 years	1,437	2,575	1,217
	33.9 (18.1)	7.2 (7.5)	4.0 (8.9)
	32.9	5.3	1.2
41‒60 years	1,098	2,657	903
	31.2 (20.4)	7.6 (9.9)	4.2 (9.9)
	26.4	4.0	1.1
61+ years	312	1,329	261
	35.1 (26.7)	10.5 (11.2)	3.0 (3.8)
	30.7	6.2	1.6
Sex	Tail Length (μm)	Tail Intensity (%)**	Tail Moment (au)**
Females	1,330	3,598	1,217
	31.7 (20.3)	7.1 (8.0)	3.6 (7.9)
	27.5	4.4	1.2
Males	1,671	4,489	1,332
	32.8 (20.4)	7.6 (9.5)	4.7 (10.3)
	29.6	4.3	1.2

^*=Test for linear trend p < 0.01.

^**Student’s t-test p < 0.01; Arbitrary units (au).