Table 3.
Mean of hematologic and biochemical parameters according to exposure groups.
| Exposure levels |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Low | Medium | High Level | p -value | ||
| WBC (×103 per μL) | ||||||
| Mean | 6.91 ± 1.63 | 6.92 ± 1.90 | 6.67 ± 1.57 | 7.08 ± 1.57 | 0.7053 | |
| Lymphocytes (%) | ||||||
| Mean | 32.64 ± 7.92 | 32.19 ± 6.59 | 31.34 ± 7.63 | 34.35 ± 8.69 | 0.3292 | |
| Granulocytes (%) | ||||||
| Mean | 57.57 ± 8.14 | 58.43 ± 6.28 | 59.06 ± 7.88 | 55.43 ± 8.94 | 0.4014 | |
| Monocytes (%) | ||||||
| Mean | 9.82 ± 2.23 | 9.52 ± 1.96 | 9.60 ± 1.97 | 10.32 ± 2.60 | 0.5125 | |
| Platelet (×109 per μL) | ||||||
| Mean | 219.56 ± 52.16 | 221.14 ± 52.24 | 222.40 ± 51.62 | 215.52 ± 53.71 | 0.7427 | |
| RBC | ||||||
| Mean | 4.99 ± 0.46 | 5.31 ± 0.49 | 4.86 ± 0.44 | 4.97 ± 0.41 | 0.003 | ** |
| Hemoglobin (g per dL) | ||||||
| Mean | 14.62 ± 1.33 | 15.40 ± 1.62 | 14.41 ± 1.12 | 14.46 ± 1.26 | 0.0328 | * |
| Hematocrit (%) | ||||||
| Mean | 41.86 ± 3.65 | 44.15 ± 4.43 | 41.09 ± 3.09 | 41.60 ± 3.43 | 0.0176 | * |
| AST (IU/L) | ||||||
| Mean | 38.74 ± 18.71 | 37.75 ± 16.72 | 36.53 ± 16.40 | 41.71 ± 21.85 | 0.9385 | |
| ALT (IU/L) | ||||||
| Mean | 37.81 ± 18.24 | 42.14 ± 18.09 | 34.64 ± 14.24 | 39.19 ± 21.77 | 0.9556 | |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | ||||||
| 0.83 ± 0.12 | 0.82 ± 0.14 | 0.83 ± 0.11 | 0.85 ± 0.14 | 0.3640 | ||
| CRP (mg/dL) | ||||||
| High (%) | 10.9 | 0 | 12.8 | 14.3 | 0.4007 | |
Values represent mean ± SD and percentages. RBC = red blood cells, WBC = white blood cells, ALP = alkaline phosphatase; ALT = alanine amino transferase; AST = aspartate amino transferase; CRP = C-reactive protein. Analysis used an ordinary ANOVA test.