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Thorax 53:784-789 doi:10.1136/thx.53.9.784
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Prospective study on the effect of smoking and nicotine substitution on leucocyte blood counts and relation between blood leucocytes and lung function

Table 7

Total leucocyte, neutrophil, and lymphocyte blood counts per μl in ex-smokers without any nicotine substitution and non-smokers after one year of smoking abstinence

Ex-smokers Non-smokers
No. 56 136
Total leucocytes 6.1 (5.6 to 6.5) 5.8 (5.6 to 6.0)
Total neutrophils 3.2 (3.1 to 3.6) 3.2 (3.0 to 3.3)
Total lymphocytes 2.3 (2.1 to 2.5) 2.0 (1.9 to 2.1)7-150
  • Values are geometric means (95% confidence limits).

  • 7-150 p<0.05.

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