Abstract:
This is analytical case control study conducted in Khartoum state on smokers Sudanese people as study group and healthy volunteers as control group in Al-Rebat Medical Specialist from september to november 2018.
Forty healthy smoker’s male as (cases) and forty healthy non-smokers male as (controls) were informed about study agreed for participation. Two and half ml of EDTA venous blood was collected and analyzed automatically (URIT- 3010) to measure platelets count and platelets indices (MPV, PDW, PCT, P-LCR) The data analyzed using SPSS(version 16)computerized program.
All participant age was between (18-45) years. (18—25) was the most frequent age group within smokers and non-smoker (65%, 71%) respectively. while the age group (26—45) was the least frequent in both study subject (30 %, 29%).
Within smokers (85%) was smoking less than 10 year while (15%) was smoking more than 10 years (15%)and (50%) of smokers get 10 and less cigarette per day and (50%) of smokers get more than 10 cigarette per day
Results showed that the platelet count and platelet indices ( MPV , PDW , PCT , P-LCR ) were insignificant different between cigarette smoker and non-smoker (P-value 0.560 , 0.285 , 0.638 , 0.325 and 0.470 respectively ).
