Abstract :
Objective: To examine the effects of smoking on complete blood count, serum C-reactive protein and magnesium
levels in adult male smokers.
Methods: The control study was conducted in two villages of Gujranwala district in Punjab, Pakistan, from July to
December 2016. The subjects used in this study were healthy adult male smokers and equal number of matching
non-smokers as controls. The complete blood count, serum C- reactive protein and magnesium levels in all the
subjects were measured in order to assess the effect of smoking on these parameters.
Results: The 48 subjects had an overall age range of 20-40 years. The complete blood count results were
comparable except for lymphocyte. It was significantly higher (p
Keyword :
Smoking, Complete blood counts, C-reactive protein, Magnesium.