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

Table 5.

Descriptive statistics and test of significance for the differences between male 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*	Smokers	17	3.26	11.14	6.28	2.13	0.52	0.743^NS
(10³/µL)
(10³/µL)	Nonsmokers	21	3.71	11.76	6.51	2.06	0.45
Neutrophil**	Smokers	17	0.6	7.56	2.9	1.82	0.44	0.618^NS
(10³/µL)	Nonsmokers	21	1.2	7.48	3.1	1.64	0.36	0.618^NS
Lymphocyte*	Smokers	17	1.76	4.52	2.61	0.66	0.16	0.685^NS
(10³/µL)	Nonsmokers	21	1.62	4	2.52	0.68	0.15	0.685^NS
Monocyte*	Smokers	17	0.19	0.85	0.53	0.19	0.05	0.047^S
(10³/µL)	Nonsmokers	21	0.4	1.01	0.65	0.16	0.04	0.047^S
Eosinophil**	Smokers	17	0.06	0.45	0.21	0.11	0.03	0.955^NS
(10³/µL)	Nonsmokers	21	0.05	0.56	0.2	0.13	0.03	0.955^NS
Basophil**	Smokers	17	0.01	0.1	0.04	0.02	0.01	0.988^NS
(10³/µL)	Nonsmokers	21	0.02	0.07	0.03	0.02	0	0.988^NS
RBC*	Smokers	17	4.49	7.08	5.52	0.56	0.14	0.023^S
(10⁶/µL)	Nonsmokers	21	4.67	5.73	5.21	0.22	0.05	0.023^S
Platelets*	Smokers	17	150	333	227	42	10	0.483^NS
(10³/µL)	Nonsmokers	21	161	317	236	44	10	0.483^NS
Hemoglobin*	Smokers	17	12.9	18.4	15.5	1.4	0.3	0.005^HS
(g/dL)	Nonsmokers	21	12.8	15.6	14.4	0.9	0.2	0.005^HS
CRP**	Smokers	17	5.99	12	6.7	1.1	0.48	0.595^NS
(mg/L)	Nonsmokers	21	5.99	48	8.28	9.2	2.01	0.595^NS

HS = highly significant (P < 0.01), 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