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Table 5 Hematological abnormalities of exposed and control groups

From: Reticulocytosis in screen-printing workers exposed to 2-butoxyethanol and 2-ethoxyethanol

Parameter

Exposed group

n (%)

Control group

n (%)

p value

Hemoglobin

Normal

31 (91.2)

35 (94.6)

0.665

Abnormal

3 (8.8)

2 (5.4)

Hematocrit

Normal

33 (97.1)

35 (94.6)

1.000

Abnormal

1 (2.9)

2 (5.4)

Red blood cell

Normal

23 (67.6)

30 (81.1)

0.194

Abnormal

11 (32.4)

7 (16.7)

White blood cell

Normal

27 (79.4)

34 (91.9)

0.178

Abnormal

7 (20.6)

2 (8.1)

Lymphocyte

Normal

28 (82.4)

28 (75.7)

0.491

Abnormal

6 (17.6)

9 (24.3)

MCV

Normal

28 (82.4)

35 (94.6)

0.103

Abnormal

6 (17.6)

2 (5.4)

MCH

Normal

27 (79.4)

34 (91.9)

0.178

Abnormal

7 (20.6)

3 (8.1)

MCHC

Normal

33 (97.1)

37 (100)

0.479

Abnormal

1 (2.9)

0 (0)

Reticulocyte

Normal

7 (20.6)

24 (64.9)

< 0.001*

Abnormal

27 (79.4)

13 (35.1)

RI

Normal

22 (64.7)

32 (86.5)

0.032*

Abnormal

12 (35.3)

5 (13.5)

Platelet

Normal

34 (100)

37 (100)

 

Abnormal

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  1. * p < 0.05 by Pearson’s chi-square test. MCV mean corpuscular volume, MCH mean corpuscular hemoglobin, MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, RI reticulocyte index