TY - JOUR ID - 8472 TI - Effect of Intensity of Cigarette Smoking on Leukocytes among Adult Men and Women Smokers in Bangladesh JO - Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology JA - APJMT LA - en SN - 2322-2611 AU - Shipa, Shahena Aktar AU - Rana, Md Mohosin AU - Miah, Md Faruque AU - Alam, Md Jahangir AU - Mahmud, Mohammad Golam Rob AD - Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh AD - Department of Medicine, Jalalbad Ragib Rabeya Medical College and Hospital, Sylhet, Bangladesh Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 6 IS - 1 SP - 12 EP - 17 KW - blood pressure KW - BMI KW - Leukocytes KW - Smoking DO - 10.22038/apjmt.2017.8472 N2 - Background: Smoking is one of the preventable causes of disease in middle and low-income countries. This study was conducted in smokers and non-smokers to observe the changes in total count of leukocytes in cigarette smokers in relation to body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure (BP). Methods:The study populations were from different sources including diagnostic center and general hospital, and consisted of 58 smokers and 77 non-smokers, with a broad range of age groups. The variables considered for this study were the smoking status of current smokers and non-smokers, and blood samples of the subject, anthropometric data and also blood pressure data. Results: Total leukocytes in smokers were found to be higher than the non-smokers along with the increasing of lymphocytes. Leukocytes were also found to be increased with intensity of smoking in adult men and women. The BMI of the smokers showed decreasing trend compared to non-smokers. The relation between blood pressure and smoking was not well established, as there were only little changes on systolic blood pressure (SBP) of smokers found according to smoking intensity. Conclusion: Cigarette smoking has negative effects on leukocytes both in men and women smokers in terms of certain anthropometric parameters. UR - https://apjmt.mums.ac.ir/article_8472.html L1 - https://apjmt.mums.ac.ir/article_8472_ae413c34e1965b54bac08b4d42574420.pdf ER -