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Table 3 Distribution of male and female workers in different categories of age, occupation and MN number per 1000 binuclear cells

From: New models for prediction of micronuclei formation in nuclear medicine department workers

Parameters

Overall population

Exposed group

Control group

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Age categories - decades

3 - 20 – 29 y

1

7

1

4

0

3

4 - 30 – 39 y

10

10

4

6

6

4

5 - 40 – 49 y

8

13

2

10

6

3

6 - 50 – 59 y

6

31

3

21

3

10

7 - 60 – 69 y

1

3

0

3

1

0

χ 2

9.173

4.351

8.834

p

0.057

0.361

0.065

Occupation

Technician

9

31

2

20

7

11

Lab. worker

6

9

2

6

4

3

Doctor

9

20

4

14

5

6

Engineer

2

4

2

4

0

0

χ 2

1.819

2.555

0.687

p

0.611

0.465

0.709

MN categories (intervals of 10) per 1000 binuclear cells

1 cat: 1 – 9

11

13

5

8

6

5

2 cat: 10 – 19

4

11

0

8

4

3

3 cat: 20 – 29

8

25

4

18

4

7

4 cat: 30 – 39

3

13

1

9

2

4

5 cat: 40 – 49

0

2

0

1

0

1

χ 2

5.350

5.955

2.303

p

0.253

0.203

0.680

  1. Lab laboratory, MN micronucleus, Cat category, Y years