Research Article
Some Biochemical and Hematological Parameters among Petrol Station Attendants: A Comparative Study
Table 2
Complete blood picture of the study groups.
| | Parameter | Petrol station attendants (102) | Comparison group (102) | Test of significance |
| | Platelets (109/L) | 252.3 ± 58.4 | 243.5 ± 46.9 | , | | WBCs (109/L) | 7.2 ± 2.2 | 6.9 ± 1.7 | , | | RBCs (million cells/mcL) | 4.8 ± 0.4 | 5.3 ± 0.5 | , | | Hemoglobin (gm/dL) | 13.9 ± 1.3 | 15.2 ± 1.2 | , | | <12 gm/dL | 7 (6.9) | 1 (0.98) | | | ≥12 gm/dL | 95 (93.1) | 101 (99.02) | | HCT (%) | 39.7 ± 3.4 | 43.7 ± 3.6 | , | | MCV (femtoliter) | 82.7 ± 6.4 | 82.4 ± 4.3 | , | | MCH (pg/cell) | 28.6 ± 2.6 | 28.7 ± 1.9 | , | | MCHC (gm/dL) | 34.7 ± 1.3 | 34.9 ± 0.9 | , |
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Cells/mcL = cells per microliter, gm/dL = grams per deciliter, and pg/cell = picograms per cell.
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