Heterogeneity of Genetic Damage in Cervical Nuclei and Lymphocytes in Women with Different Levels of Dysplasia and Cancer-Associated Risk Factors

Table 2

Cumulative percentage of women exposed to one (first-line) or more (second-line) onward risk factors for cervical cancer. Percentages of women exposed to more risk factors were obtained by adding individual percentages of exposure.

	Smoker (S)	Living with a smoker (LS)	Takes medications (TM)	Recent exposure to X-ray (RERX)	Family history of cancer (FHC)	Occupational exposure to chemicals (OECH)	Home exposure to chemicals (HECH)	Environmental exposure to chemicals (EECH)
	15.8^*	40.9^*	29.5^*	2.2^*	20.4^*	6.8^*	70.4^*	22.7^*
Smoker		56.7^**	45.3^**	18^**	36.2^**	22.6^**	86^**	38.5^**
Living with a smoker			70.4^**	43.1^**	61.3^**	47.7^**	111.3^**	63.6^**
Takes medications				31.7^**	49.9^**	30.3^**	99.9^**	52.2^**
Recent exposure to X-ray					22.6^**	9^**	72.6^**	24.9^**
Family history cancer						27.2^**	90.8^**	43.1^**
Occupational exposure to chemicals							77.2^**	29.5^**
Home exposure to chemicals								93.1^**

Note: percentages correspond to the responses of the women studied regarding the types of exposure to cancer risk factors. Clearly, there is simultaneous exposure to more than one risk factor.
^*Refer to exposure to an agent.
^**Refer to the simultaneous exposure to two or more agents.