. 2020 Jan 29;12(1):31–41. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_271_18

Table 3.

Descriptive statistics and test of significance for the differences between female smokers and nonsmokers for the total and differential complete blood counts and C-reactive protein concentrations

Parameter	Group	n	Min	Max	Mean	±SD	±SE	P value
WBC* (10³/µL)	Smokers	17	4.45	11.50	7.45	2.23	0.54	0.501^NS
WBC* (10³/µL)	Nonsmokers	21	3.72	11.15	6.95	2.28	0.50	0.501^NS
Neutrophil* (10³/µL)	Smokers	16	1.59	7.95	3.79	1.72	0.43	0.749^NS
Neutrophil* (10³/µL)	Nonsmokers	16	1.37	6.45	3.98	1.58	0.40	0.749^NS
Lymphocyte* (10³/µL)	Smokers	16	1.49	4.92	2.99	0.86	0.22	0.289^NS
Lymphocyte* (10³/µL)	Nonsmokers	16	1.62	4.85	2.65	0.89	0.22	0.289^NS
Monocyte* (10³/µL)	Smokers	16	0.34	0.83	0.57	0.14	0.03	0.707^NS
Monocyte* (10³/µL)	Nonsmokers	16	0.31	0.79	0.56	0.13	0.03	0.707^NS
Eosinophil** (10³/µL)	Smokers	16	0.04	0.47	0.18	0.12	0.03	0.449^NS
Eosinophil** (10³/µL)	Nonsmokers	16	0.03	0.47	0.16	0.13	0.03	0.449^NS
Basophil** (10³/µL)	Smokers	16	0.00	0.08	0.03	0.02	0.00	0.600^NS
Basophil** (10³/µL)	Nonsmokers	16	0.00	0.18	0.03	0.04	0.01	0.600^NS
RBC* (10⁶/µL)	Smokers	17	3.21	5.22	4.53	0.53	0.13	0.481^NS
RBC* (10⁶/µL)	Nonsmokers	21	3.90	5.10	4.43	0.32	0.07	0.481^NS
Platelets* (10³/µL)	Smokers	17	193	455	321	67	16	0.093^NS
Platelets* (10³/µL)	Nonsmokers	21	169	460	282	71	15	0.093^NS
Hemoglobin* (g/dL)	Smokers	17	6.7	14.8	11.7	2.3	0.5	0.167^NS
Hemoglobin* (g/dL)	Nonsmokers	21	10.3	13.9	12.5	0.9	0.2	0.167^NS
CRP** (mg/L)	Smokers	17	5.99	24.00	7.40	4.52	1.10	0.484^NS
CRP** (mg/L)	Nonsmokers	21	5.99	12.00	6.56	1.81	0.39	0.484^NS

S = significant (P ≤ 0.05), NS = not significant (P > 0.05), Max = maximum, Min = minimum *t-test was used for the significance test **Mann–Whitney U-test was used for the significance test