Effect of cigarette smoking on leucocytes in South Indians

A study was done on 200 male hospital employees of similar socio-economic status in the age group of 25-45 years. The smokers had a significantly higher total leucocyte count and there was a significant positive correlation (r = 0.388) between the quantity of cigarettes smoked and leucocyte count. B...

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Published in:Indian journal of physiology and pharmacology 1982-07, Vol.26 (3), p.196-200
Main Authors: Nancy, N R, Subramanian, N, Rai, U C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Humans
India
Leukocyte Count
Male
Middle Aged
Smoking
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Summary:A study was done on 200 male hospital employees of similar socio-economic status in the age group of 25-45 years. The smokers had a significantly higher total leucocyte count and there was a significant positive correlation (r = 0.388) between the quantity of cigarettes smoked and leucocyte count. Besides this a significant lymphocytosis and neutropenia was also observed. It is suggested that total leucocyte count may be taken as an index for the degree of smoking.
ISSN:0019-5499