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Table 2 Blood cell counts

From: Comparative analysis of COPD associated with tobacco smoking, biomass smoke exposure or both

 

Control Subjectsn = 52

TS COPDn = 49

BS COPDn = 31

TS + BS COPD n = 46

Eritrocytes, 1 × 106 μl

4.53 (3.11–5.51)

4.64 (3.49–5.83)

4.54 (3.65–6.04)

4.79 (3.92–5.88)

Platelets, 1 × 103 μl

251.00 (142.00–477.00)

251.00 (118.00–553.00)

243.00 (132.00–389.00)

236.00 (144.00–360.00)

Leucocytes, 1 × 103 μl

7.40 (3.50–10.80)

8.80 (4.10–12.60)a, c

7.90 (4.10–11.70)

8.20 (5.30–11.80)a, c

Neutrophils, 1 × 103 μl

4.20 (2.00–7.00)

5.60 (2.50–8.10)a

5.20 (2.20–7.80)a

4.90 (2.80–7.50)a

Eosinophils, 1 × 102 μl

0.20 (0.00–0.30)

0.20 (0.00–0.30)

0.10 (0.00–0.60)

0.20 (0.00–0.70)

Basophils, 1 × 10 μl

0.50 (0.00–2.20)

0.40 (0.00–1.20)

0.50 (0.00–1.00)

0.50 (0.00–1.00)

Monocytes, 1 × 103 μl

0.50 (0.20–0.70)

0.60 (0.40–6.00)a, c

0.50 (0.30–1.10)

0.60 (0.40–1.60)a, c

Lymphocytes, 1 × 103 μl

2.38 (1.20–3.90)

2.06 (0.80–3.80)a

1.76 (1.00–2.80)a

2.11 (1.00–3.60)a

NLR

1.76 (0.87–3.00)

2.46 (1.36–5.14)a

2.94 (1.09–6.10)a

2.48 (0.88–4.18)a

  1. Data presented as median (range). NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
  2. aDifferent from control subjects (p < 0.05, by Kruskall-Wallis test)
  3. bDifferent from TS COPD (p < 0.05, by Kruskall-Wallis test)
  4. dDifferent from BS COPD (p < 0.05, by Kruskall-Wallis test)