## 3 Results
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\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Variables**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**N**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**\%**} & \multicolumn{3}{c}{**Group with the Highest**} & \multicolumn{3}{c}{**Control Group, with Less**} & \multirow{2}{*}{\(p\)**Value**} \\  & & & & \multicolumn{3}{c}{**Use of Pesticides (FC)**} & & & \\ \cline{5-10}  & & & & **n** & **MNi** & **\%** & **n** & **MNi** & **\%** \\ \hline \multicolumn{1}{c}{} & Total MNi & 90 & 100 & 47 & 0.408 & 52.2 & 43 & 0.253 & 47.8 & 0.001 \({}^{*}\) \\ \hline \multirow{10}{*}{Age} & \multirow{3}{*}{47-59 years} & \multirow{3}{*}{40} & 22 & 24.4 & 13 & 0.419 & 14.4 & 9 & 0.237 & 10 & \multirow{10}{*}{0.021 \({}^{*}\)} \\  & & 47-59 years & 40 & 44.4 & 21 & 0.421 & 23.3 & 19 & 0.250 & 21.1 & \multirow{10}{*}{0.021 \({}^{*}\)} \\  & & 60-72 years & 24 & 25.5 & 11 & 0.367 & 12.2 & 12 & 0.257 & 13.3 & \multirow{10}{*}{0.021 \({}^{*}\)} \\  & & 73-84 years & 5 & 5.6 & 2 & 0.430 & 2.2 & 3 & 0.307 & 3.4 & \\ \hline \multirow{10}{*}{Level of education} & No education & 6 & 6.6 & 4 & 0.453 & 4.4 & 2 & 0.460 & 2.2 & \multirow{10}{*}{0.02 \({}^{*}\)} \\  & Elementary education & 43 & 47.8 & 27 & 0.413 & 30 & 16 & 0.317 & 17.8 & \\ \cline{1-1}  & Secondary education & 36 & 40 & 14 & 0.393 & 15.6 & 22 & 0.191 & 24.4 & \multirow{10}{*}{0.02 \({}^{*}\)} \\  & Technical education & 5 & 5.5 & 2 & 0.360 & 2.2 & 3 & 0.230 & 3.3 & \\ \hline \multirow{10}{*}{Smoking habit} & No smoking & 72 & 80 & 37 & 0.385 & 41.1 & 36 & 0.281 & 38.9 & \multirow{10}{*}{0.02 \({}^{*}\)} \\  & 1–5 cigarettes/day & 8 & 6.6 & 2 & 0.485 & 2.2 & 4 & 0.080 & 4.4 & \\ \cline{1-1}  & 6–10 cigarettes/day & 5 & 5.5 & 3 & 0.507 & 3.3 & 2 & 0.270 & 2.2 & \multirow{10}{*}{0.02 \({}^{*}\)} \\ \cline{1-1}  & Mas de 10 cigarettes/day & 6 & 7.8 & 5 & 0.494 & 5.6 & 1 & 0.09 & 2.2 & \\ \hline \multirow{10}{*}{Alcohol consumption} & No alcohol & 3 & 3.3 & 2 & 0.540 & 2.2 & 1 & 0.110 & 1.1 & \multirow{10}{*}{0.001 \({}^{*}\)} \\  & Once a week & 23 & 25.5 & 11 & 0.376 & 12.2 & 12 & 0.236 & 13.3 & \multirow{10}{*}{0.006 \({}^{*}\)} \\  & 2 to 3 times a week & 54 & 60 & 28 & 0.428 & 31.1 & 26 & 0.252 & 28.9 & \multirow{10}{*}{0.006 \({}^{*}\)} \\  & 4 or more times a week & 10 & 11.1 & 6 & 0.330 & 6.7 & 4 & 0.343 & 4.4 & \\ \hline \multirow{10}{*}{Personal \({}^{1}\) Protective equipment} & Does not use & 37 & 41.1 & 25 & 0.498 & 27.8 & 12 & 0.4788 & 13.3 & \multirow{10}{*}{0.001 \({}^{*}\)} \\  & 1 to 2 protective equipment used & 14 & 15.6 & 9 & 0.376 & 10 & 5 & 0.350 & 5.6 & \multirow{10}{*}{0.001 \({}^{*}\)} \\ \cline{1-1}  & 2 to 3 protective equipment used & 14 & 15.6 & 8 & 0.300 & 8.9 & 6 & 0.283 & 6.7 & \\ \cline{1-1}  & 3 to 5 protective equipment used & 25 & 27.8 & 5 & 0.189 & 5.6 & 20 & 0.084 & 22.2 & \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}  
* FC = group of conventional farmers; FA = group of agroecological farmers; N = total population of corn producers; n = population per group of corn producers; % = percentage; MNi = total number of micronuclelei. \({}^{1}\) Protective equipment used: (a) use of long sleeves, (b) use of protective glasses, (c) use of nasal mask, (d) use of gloves, and (e) use of boots.
* Significant statistical differences (\(p\leq 0.05\)).  
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Table 3: Total micronuclelei (MNi) evaluated in peasant corn producers according to the sociodemographic characteristics of the locality of Vicente Guerrero in the municipality of Espnáita, Tlaxcala, Mexico. compared to the FA group. However, for the alcohol consumption factor, the FA group presented a greater amount of MNi for the range of 4 or more times a week. Finally, the personal protection factor that integrated 3 to 5 measures used by the producers presented highly significant differences (Table 3). The buccal mucosal cytome assay used to evaluate cells with nuclear abnormalities and determine the potential risk and genotoxic damage from the exposure to pesticides in maize farmers showed highly significant differences in both groups (Table 4).