Effect of smoking on selected blood parameters
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 12
Abstract
Background: Smoking is not only a physical recidivism, but also a psychological inveteracy. Chronic effects of cigarette smoking on haematological parameters, with a good control side by side, were studied by very few. Evectics (including deaddiction) shoul d be based on harm profile. Aims & Objective s : To find out age - wise Hb, BP, leucocyte (total/ differential) count, monocyte count, and eosinophil count in smokers. Materials and Methods: Study was carried out on a group of 108 otherwise healthy subjects from medical college campus – including 36 each in non - smoker, light - smoker and heavy smoker group – further subdivided into 9 each in 4 age ranges of 21 - 30 years, 31 - 40 years, 41 - 50 years and 51 - 60 years. Data regarding age, sex, height, weight and various blood para meters were noted as per standard methods. Results: Chronic effects of smoking on cardiovascular system were found. SBP of both light and heavy smokers were significantly less than control group. DBP of light smokers and non - smokers did not differed very m uch. TLC and eosinophil count was higher while monocyte count was lower in smokers (insignificantly low in light smokers). Conclusion: The TLC and eosinophil count rise, while BP and monocyte counts fall in smokers. Smoking may lead to isolated systolic h ypertension. In Evectics, the improvement/ outcome can be measured by assessing the rate/ extent of normalization of these parameters.
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Seema Rawat, Rakesh R Pathak, Girish Goswami
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