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Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Table 4 Comparison between cases and controls as regarding laboratory data

From: A comparative study: rural versus urban children as regard exposure to organophosphorus pesticides using cholinesterase enzyme activity

 

Urban (mean ± SD)

Rural (mean ± SD)

p

WBCs (× 106/mm3)

7.0711 ± 1.79806

7.9911 ± 1.69984

0.014

RBCs (× 106/mm3)

4.4156 ± .41885

3.5933 ± .95902

< 0.001

HCT (vol %)

45.0311 ± 3.04824

35.0600 ± 9.08624

< 0.001

Hb (g/dl)

13.7133 ± 1.14923

11.2400 ± 2.19280

< 0.001

MCV (ÎĽ3)

84.6711 ± 7.99254

77.5289 ± 11.26192

0.001

MCH(pg)

29.7044 ± 2.49226

25.5644 ± 4.92277

< 0.001

MCHC (%)

33.5889 ± 2.09243

30.4844 ± 3.60404

< 0.001

Platelets (× 106/mm3)

298.4444 ± 88.49513

245.1778 ± 120.54465

0.019

Cholinesterase level(IU)

77.4222 ± 15.66044

38.0222 ± 30.20497

< 0.001

Cholinesterase deficiency

   

 No

43 (95.6%)

17 (37.8%)

< 0.001

 Yes

2 (4.4%)

28 (62.2%)

 

Anemia

   

 No

42 (93.3%)

22 (48.9%)

< 0.001

 Yes

3 (6.7%)

23 (51.1%)

 

Thrombocytopenia

   

 No

45 (100.0%)

36 (80.0%)

0.002

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

9 (20.0%)

 
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