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Table 2 Baseline levels of lymphocytes in nonsmokers and smokers according to the number of cigarettes per day

From: Perturbation of cellular immune functions in cigarette smokers and protection by palm oil vitamin E supplementation

  

Nonsmokers n = 56

S1 (n = 7)

S2 (n = 34)

S3 (n = 15)

Age

(y)

34 ± 8

35 ± 5

35 ± 6

36 ± 6

Body mass index

(kg/m2)

23.84 ± 3.99

24.11 ± 2.22

23.27 ± 3.26

23.55 ± 3.9822

Vitamin E

μg/ml

11.76 ± 3.17

11.66 ± 3.24

11.66 ± 3.24

11.66 ± 3.98

α1-antitrypsin

g/L serum

1.49 ± 0.32

1.98 ± 0.27*

1.96 ± 0.39*

1.94 ± 0.38*

CCR

μg/mg creatinine

0.049 ± 0.017

0.268 ± 0.244*

0.974 ± 0.759*

1.13 ± 0.56*

PHA

SI

70.54 ± 43.35

47.50 ± 34.63

89.05 ± 61.07

80.93 ± 55.85

Con A

SI

54.73 ± 38.35

33.33 ± 17.07

66.94 ± 41.32

57.13 ± 23.01

White cell count

(a.n. x 109/L)

7.99 ± 1.74

9.83 ± 2.60*

8.71 ± 2.16

9.55 ± 1.96*

Lymphocytes

(a.n. x 109/L)

3.25 ± 0.74

3.77 ± 1.45

3.50 ± 1.00

3.58 ± 1.01

(%)

41.19 ± 7.76

37.68 ± 7.36

40.61 ± 6.74

39.83 ± 6.77

T cell

(a.n. x 109/L)

2.05 ± 0.55

2.39 ± 0.10

2.36 ± 0.68

2.31 ± 0.71

(%)

62.76 ± 7.54

63.14 ± 11.31

64.64 ± 7.32

64.67 ± 7.83

B cell

(a.n. x 109/L)

0.38 ± 0.20

0.67 ± 0.51*

0.52 ± 0.29*

0.54 ± 0.17*

(%)

11.13 ± 4.09

16.86 ± 6.20*

14.36 ± 4.20*

14.80 ± 4.28*

NK cells

(a.n. x 109/L)

0.83 ± 0.35

0.67 ± 0.35

0.66 ± 0.31*

0.67 ± 0.33

(%)

25.31 ± 903

19.00 ± 8.25*

19.34 ± 6.67*

18.20 ± 7.16*

CD4+

(a.n. x 109/L)

0.92 ± 0.28

0.99 ± 0.30

1.18 ± 0.43*

1.14± 0.26*

 

(%)

28.27 ± 6.43

27.29 ± 4.42

33.44 ± 5.46

31.47 ± 5.82

CD8+

(a.n. x 109/L)

1.05 ± 0.39

1.17 ± 0.60

1.00 ± 0.34

1.049± 0.42

 

(%)

31.53 ± 7.52

30.00 ± 7.81

28.89 ± 6.92

29.33 ± 7.16

CD4+/CD8+

(%)

0.97 ± 0.44

0.987 ± 0.383

1.22 ± 0.37*

1.16 ± 0.42

  1. S1 refers to < 9 cigarettes/d, S2; 10-19 cigarettes/d and S3; >20 cigarettes/d. * indicates significant difference as compared to nonsmokers (p < 0.05).