Evaluation of Systemic Genotoxic/Oxidative and Proinflammatory Effects in Workers of a Titanium Dioxide Production Plant

Table 7

Comparison between comet assay and fluorescence microscopy results of apoptosis evaluation in the selected subjects (with comet % apoptotic ).

Subject code	Task	Comet assay % apoptotic cells	Microscopic analysis % apoptotic cells
Exp A	Bagging operator	1.2	1.1
Exp B	Industrial cleaner	1.5	1.5
Exp C	Maintainer	1.3	1.3
Exp D	Maintainer	1.1	1.2
Exp E	Maintainer	1.8	1.5
Exp F	Maintainer	1.7	1.5
Exp G	Maintainer	1.1	1.2
Exp H	Technician	1.9	1.6
Exp I	Technician	1.2	1.5
Exp J	Technician	1.1	1.0
		()	()
Contr A		1.4	1.5