Biomarkers of effects in coke oven and control workers
| Parameters | Control | Coke oven | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| n, number of subjects. | |||
| *Median with quartiles (x25%–x75%). | |||
| †% of subjects with CA in lymphocytes. | |||
| SCE/cell* | 3.9 (3.0; 4.5) (n = 45) | 5.9 (4.9; 6.3) (n = 40) | 0.0000 |
| % HFC* | 5 (4; 6) (n = 26) | 12 (10; 20) (n = 31) | 0.0000 |
| MN/1000 cells* | 3 (2; 5) (n = 49) | 6 (4; 10) (n = 48) | 0.0000 |
| CA/100 cells† (n = 95) | 67% | 60% | 0.5515 |
| Length of comets (μm)* | 34.6 (31.4; 40.4) (n = 49) | 32.3 (29.0; 37.3) (n = 49) | 0.0222 |