Table 1: Comparison of Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) level between epithelial ovary cancer tissue sample and control.

OCPs (ng/ml) Control (n=30)
Mean ±SD		 Case (n=19)
Mean ±SD		 P Value
α-HCH 2.22±1.04 2.66±1.24 0.191
β-HCH 3.33±1.03 6.21±1.31 0.001*
Heptachlor 4.53±1.58 11.19±2.12 0.001*
HTEB 2.72±1.22 4.95±1.15 0.001*
HTEA 1.42±1.03 1.63±0.96 0.479
o,p’-DDE 2.41±1.50 2.05±1.07 0.321
p,p’-DDE 1.77±1.28 4.75±1.42 0.001*
Endosulfan-I 2.15±1.00 4.09±1.60 0.001*
Endosulfan-II 2.14±1.13 2.72±1.12 0.087
Dieldrin 2.26±0.89 2.65±0.88 0.135

Asteric indicates level of significance at p<0.05.
HCH: hexachlorocyclohexane ; o’p’ DDT: 1,1,1- trichloro-2,- (o- chlorophenyl)-2-(p-chlorophenyl)ethane; p’p’ DDE: 1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl) ethylene; HTEB: Heptachlor epoxide B and HTEA: Heptachlor epoxide A.