Aghaji M, Nnabuko R, Uzuegbunam C, Oyeka I C
University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu.
Cent Afr J Med. 1990 Nov;36(11):273-8.
This study was undertaken to examine the relationship between cigarette-smoking and total white blood cell count (wbcc) and platelet count (pc) in adult Nigerians. We also studied the relationship of the white blood cell and platelet counts to the duration of the smoking habit and number of cigarette smoked per day. Three hundred and fifty-two healthy male adults, aged 18-52 years, were studied. They were randomly allocated to two groups--176 smokers and 176 non-smokers. The smoking habit was assessed from a minimum period of 1 year and a minimum number of 5 cigarettes per day. Results revealed that platelet count was higher for the regular Nigerian smoker than for non-smoker. The difference between mean platelet counts for smokers and non-smokers was statistically significant (t = 2.64 p = 0.0046). Man WBC count in smokers was slightly higher than for non-smokers. However, unlike in the case of platelet counts, the mean difference in WBC count between smokers and non-smokers is not statistically significant (t = 0.07, p value = 0.9442). Similar studies based on white population has showed statistically significant increases in wbcc and pc in smokers.
本研究旨在探讨成年尼日利亚人吸烟与白细胞总数（WBC）及血小板计数（PC）之间的关系。我们还研究了白细胞和血小板计数与吸烟习惯持续时间及每日吸烟量之间的关系。对352名年龄在18至52岁之间的健康成年男性进行了研究。他们被随机分为两组——176名吸烟者和176名非吸烟者。吸烟习惯的评估标准为至少1年的吸烟时间和每日至少5支香烟的吸烟量。结果显示，尼日利亚吸烟者的血小板计数高于非吸烟者。吸烟者与非吸烟者的平均血小板计数差异具有统计学意义（t = 2.64，p = 0.0046）。吸烟者的白细胞计数略高于非吸烟者。然而，与血小板计数的情况不同，吸烟者与非吸烟者白细胞计数的平均差异无统计学意义（t = 0.07，p值 = 0.9442）。基于白人人群的类似研究表明，吸烟者的白细胞总数和血小板计数有统计学意义的增加。
