Cytogenetic Abnormality in Exfoliated Cells of Buccal Mucosa in Head and Neck Cancer Patients in the Tunisian Population: Impact of Different Exposure Sources

Table 3

The average anomalous cells in buccal mucosa exfoliated cells in HNC patients and healthy controls, by gender and age variables.

	Anomalous cell (mean ± SD/1000 cells)
	MN		BN
	Controls	Cases	Controls	Cases
Gender
Male	1.65±1.33	3.43±1.33 **	3.22±1.62	4.48±1.57 *
Female	2.99±2.48	3.79±0.75 **	2.97±2.00	5.62±1.64 *
𝑃 value	0.040	NS	NS	NS
Age (year)
≤55	2.26±1.97	6.45±3.48 **	3.76±1.75	5.01±1.47 **
>55	2.43±2.24	5.00±2.69 **	2.56±1.72	5.95±2.75 **
𝑃 value	NS	NS	0.012	0.013

∗∗Significantly different compared with the control group, 𝑃<0.001.
*Significantly different compared with the control group, 𝑃<0.01.
NS: nonsignificant.