EFFECT OF CIGARETTE SMOKING ON HAEMOGLOBIN AND RBC COUNT AND RDW (RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH)
Journal Title: International Journal of Basic and Applied Physiology - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Background & objectives: Smoking has been found to harm nearly every bodily organ and organ system in the body and diminishes a person’s overall health Smoking is one of the most preventable causes of death in our society. Smoking affect the blood characteristics as well that leads to death .Therefore, in the present study we intended to determine the effect of Cigarette smoking on Haemoglobin and RBC count and RDW. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 healthy male subjects age between 20 to 50 year, out of 50 were non-smoker and 50 were smokers. The subjects who suffered any diseases were excluded. HB concentration, RBC count and RDW were compared between two groups. Results: Study shows that Hb concentration, RBC count and RDW were insignificantly higher in smokers than non-smoker. Conclusion: Smoking affect the blood characteristics as well that leads to death. Our study showed that smoking had adverse effect on blood parameter and that is injurious to health
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Dinesh J Parmar, Ravindra Ninama, Balaji W Ghugare, Himanshu Chauhan, Mukesh Dinkar, Aditi Dholakia
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