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Effect of cigarette smoking on erythrocyte sedimentation rate and total leukocyte count

Rashmi N Gitte, Raju Taklikar.


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Abstract
Background: Cigarette smoking is one of the major lifestyle factors which influence the health of human beings. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is a certain biomarker of inflammation. It was a significant predictor of heart failure.

Aims and Objectives: This study was conducted to find the effect of cigarette smoking on ESR and total leukocyte count (TLC).

Materials and Methods: A total of 120 healthy male smokers and 120 healthy male non-smokers among hospital employees and people from surrounding areas of Navodaya Medical College, Raichur (India), were studied. The TLC was done using Beckman Coulter Automatic Analyzer; ESR estimation was done by Westergren’s method.

Results: The mean ESR for smokers is 11.74 mm/h and for non-smokers 7.38 mm/h. The mean TLC for smokers is 8050 per mm3 and for non-smokers 6858 per mm3. The difference between mean ESR and TLC of smokers and non-smokers was statistically significant (P < 0.0001).

Conclusion: We concluded that, in smokers, ESR and TLC increased significantly. Regular monitoring of these two parameters in smokers is advised.

Key words: Cigarette Smoking; Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate; Total Leukocyte Count


 
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Gitte RN, Taklikar R. Effect of cigarette smoking on erythrocyte sedimentation rate and total leukocyte count. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2018; 8(10): 1429-1431.

doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0622119072018

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Gitte RN, Taklikar R. Effect of cigarette smoking on erythrocyte sedimentation rate and total leukocyte count. https://www.njppp.com/?mno=302642327 [Access: June 27, 2026].

doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0622119072018

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Gitte RN, Taklikar R. Effect of cigarette smoking on erythrocyte sedimentation rate and total leukocyte count. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2018; 8(10): 1429-1431.


doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0622119072018

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Gitte RN, Taklikar R. Effect of cigarette smoking on erythrocyte sedimentation rate and total leukocyte count. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. (2018), [cited June 27, 2026]; 8(10): 1429-1431.


doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0622119072018

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Gitte, R. N. & Taklikar, . R. (2018) Effect of cigarette smoking on erythrocyte sedimentation rate and total leukocyte count. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol, 8 (10), 1429-1431.


doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0622119072018

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Gitte, Rashmi N, and Raju Taklikar. 2018. Effect of cigarette smoking on erythrocyte sedimentation rate and total leukocyte count. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 8 (10), 1429-1431.


doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0622119072018

Chicago Style

Gitte, Rashmi N, and Raju Taklikar. "Effect of cigarette smoking on erythrocyte sedimentation rate and total leukocyte count." National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology 8 (2018), 1429-1431.


doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0622119072018

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Gitte, Rashmi N, and Raju Taklikar. "Effect of cigarette smoking on erythrocyte sedimentation rate and total leukocyte count." National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology 8.10 (2018), 1429-1431. Print.


doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0622119072018

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Gitte, R. N. & Taklikar, . R. (2018) Effect of cigarette smoking on erythrocyte sedimentation rate and total leukocyte count. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 8 (10), 1429-1431.


doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0622119072018

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