Table 2 Changes in the hematological indices in all subjects exposed to DE and Filtered Air (FA)
Hematological indices | n | Change from baseline to 7 h Mean ± SE | DE effect Δ baseline - 7 h (95% CI) | n | Change from baseline to 22 h Mean ± SE | DE effect Δ baseline - 22 h (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Filtered air | DE-200 | Filtered air | DE-200 | |||||
Leukocytes (x1000 cells/μL) | 26 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | -0.0 (-0.3 to 0.3) | 24 | 0.03 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.2 | 0.1 (-0.3 to 0.4) |
Neutrophils (x1000 cells/μL) | 24 | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.2 | 0.0 (-0.4 to 0.4) | 24 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.1 (-0.3 to 0.4) |
Lymphocytes (x1000 cells/μL) | 25 | 0.03 ± 0.1 | -0.01 ± 0.1 | -0.04 (-0.2 to 0.1) | 23 | -0.1 ± 0.05 | -0.1 ± 0.04 | -0.03 (-0.2 to 0.1) |
Monocytes (x1000 cells/μL) | 24 | 0.01 ± 0.02 | -0.01 ± 0.03 | -0.02 (-0.1 to 0.1) | 21 | -0.03 ± 0.02 | -0.002 ± 0.04 | 0.03 (-0.1 to 0.1) |
Erythrocytes (million cells/μL) | 30 | 0.1 ± 0.02 | -0.2 ± 0.2 | -0.2 (-0.7 to 0.2) | 28 | 0.1 ± 0.03 | 0.2 ± 0.3 | 0.1 (-0.5 to 0.7) |
Platelets (x1000 cells/μL) | 24 | 9.2 ± 3.4 | 11.4 ± 2.8 | 2.2 (-4.2 to 8.7) | 22 | 4.5 ± 2.9 | 10.1± 2.6 | 5.5 (-2.8 to 13.8) |
Hemoglobin (gm/dL) | 24 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 0.2 (-0.0 to 0.4) | 24 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.1 (-0.1 to 0.4) |
Hematocrit (%) | 26 | 0.5 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.2 | 1 (0.3 to 1.6)* | 23 | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 0.5 (-0.5 to 1.4) |