Table 4 Hematologic parameters of the exposed and control groups
From: Reticulocytosis in screen-printing workers exposed to 2-butoxyethanol and 2-ethoxyethanol
Parameter | Exposed group (n = 34) | Control group (n = 37) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Standard deviation | Mean | Standard deviation | ||
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 15.43 | 1.24 | 14.87 | 1.54 | 0.095 |
Hematocrit (%) | 45.96 | 3.19 | 44.57 | 4.09 | 0.117 |
Red blood cell (106/mm3) | 5.12 | 0.54 | 4.98 | 0.54 | 0.264 |
White blood cell (103/mm3) | 7.86 | 2.12 | 6.36 | 1.84 | 0.002* |
Lymphocyte (%) | 36.57 | 7.52 | 35.28 | 9.89 | 0.541 |
MCV | 88.85 | 7.99 | 89.84 | 4.33 | 0.513 |
MCH | 29.87 | 3.07 | 29.91 | 1.36 | 0.946 |
MCHC | 35.57 | 0.99 | 33.31 | 0.83 | 0.238 |
Reticulocytes (%) | 1.88 | 0.39 | 1.60 | 0.42 | 0.004* |
RI (%) | 1.92 | 0.41 | 1.58 | 0.48 | 0.002* |
Platelet (103/mm3) | 264.91 | 51.20 | 248.41 | 46.12 | 0.157 |