Table 5 Baseline levels of lymphocytes in smokers and nonsmokers

Age

(y)

34 ± 8

36 ± 6

NS

Body mass index (kg/m2)

(kg/m²)

23.84 ± 3.99

23.52 ± 3.42

NS

Vitamin E

μg/ml

11.76 ± 3.17

11.66 ± 3.24

NS

α₁-antitrypsin

g/L serum

1.49 ± 0.32

1.96 ± 0.37

P < 0.0000001

CCR

μg/mg creatinine

0.049 ± 0.017

0.93 ± 0.31

P < 0.0000001

PHA

SI

70.54 ± 43.35

77.50 ± 55.34

NS

Con A

SI

54.73 ± 38.35

59.98 ± 36.29

NS

White cell count

(a.n. x 10⁹/L)

7.99 ± 1.74

9.06 ± 2.18

P < 0.01

Lymphocytes

(a.n. x 10⁹/L)

3.25 ± 0.74

3.58 ± 1.01

NS

(%)

41.19 ± 7.76

39.83 ± 6.77

.

NS

T cell

(a.n. x 10⁹/L)

2.05 ± 0.55

2.31 ± 0.71

NS

(%)

62.76 ± 7.54

64.67 ± 7.83

NS

B cell

(a.n. x 10⁹/L)

0.38 ± 0.20

0.54 ± 0.29

P < 0.00001

(%)

11.13 ± 4.09

14.78 ± 4.48

P < 0.00001

NK cells

(a.n. x 10⁹/L)

0.83 ± 0.35

0.66 ± 0.31

P < 0.001

(%)

25.31 ± 903

19.00 ± 6.88

P < 0.0001

CD4⁺

(a.n. x 10⁹/L)

0.92 ± 0.28

1.15± 0.38

P < 0.0001

(%)

28.27 ± 6.43

32.19 ± 5.73

P < 0.0001

CD8⁺

(a.n. x 10⁹/L)

1.05 ± 0.39

1.04 ± 0.39

NS

(%)

31.53 ± 7.52

29.14 ± 6.97

NS

CD4⁺/CD8⁺

(%)

0.97 ± 0.44

1.18 ± 0.38

P < 0.0001