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Table 2 Peripheral venous blood absolute cell count (mean ± SEM )

From: Pulmonary responses in current smokers and ex-smokers following a two hour exposure at rest to clean air and fine ambient air particles

  

Pre

3 h post

22 h post

RBC (×106/μL)

Clean Air

4.30 ± 0.09

4.41 ± 0.11

4.39 ± 0.15

 

CAFP

4.49 ± 0.12

4.52 ± 0.14

4.41 ± 0.13

WBC (×103/μL)

Clean Air

5.29 ± 0.46

5.89 ± 0.45

5.20 ± 0.34

 

CAFP

5.42 ± 0.37

6.24 ± 0.45

4.94 ± 0.23

Neutrophils (×103/μL)

Clean Air

2.99 ± 0.30

3.18 ± 0.28

2.87 ± 0.20

 

CAFP

3.04 ± 0.22

3.56 ± 0.35

2.67 ± 0.22*

Lymphocytes (×103/μL)

Clean Air

1.74 ± 0.28

2.07 ± 0.25

1.76 ± 0.29

 

CAFP

1.81 ± 0.31

2.06 ± 0.26

1.71 ± 0.28

Monocytes (×103/μL)

Clean Air

0.40 ± 0.01

0.45 ± 0.03

0.38 ± 0.02

 

CAFP

0.39 ± 0.03

0.45 ± 0.02

0.39 ± 0.02

Platelets (×103/μL)

Clean Air

231 ± 16

241 ± 17

232 ± 13

 

CAFP

258 ± 21

267 ± 23

241 ± 18

  1. *p = 0.0326 (3 h vs. 22 h)