Evaluation of the sequential effect of quantity of cigarettes smoked per day on differential leukocyte count among North Eastern Indian adult males

2016-07-14T07-41-30Z
Source: National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Kiranmai Vadapalli, Bhargava V. Devarakonda, Bharati Anil Sherke, A. Vijayalakshmi, Varun Malhotra.
Background: Cigarette smoking is an established risk factor for various cardiovascular disorders such as ischemic heart disease and systemic hypertension. Aims and Objectives: A study was conducted among male smokers of Tezpur, Assam, to ascertain the relation between number of cigarettes smoked per day and the sequential changes in various components of differential leukocyte counts. Materials and Methods: A total of 125 consenting participants of which 100 smokers 25 non smokers were studied. Male smokers, based on number of cigarettes smoked per day, were divided into four groups of sequentially increasing cigarettes smoked per day. Blood samples were processed using hematology analyzer (ABX Micros60®, HORIBA, Kyoto, Japan). Results: It was found that smokers had a significantly different percentage of neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, and eosinophils (P

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