1Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Mahavir Institute of Medical Sciences, Shiva Reddy Pet Village, Ranga Reddy District, Vikarabad-501101, Telangana, India
2Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, Mahavir Institute of Medical Sciences, Shiva Reddy Pet Village, Ranga Reddy District, Vikarabad-501101, Telangana, India
*Corresponding author: Dr. Vidyasagar N. Chavale MBBS, MD (MED) Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Mahavir Institute of Medical Sciences, Shiva Reddy Pet Village, Ranga Reddy District, Vikarabad -501101, Telangana, India, Email: cvidyasagar52@yahoo.com
Online published on 9 October, 2015.
The study was aimed to assess the effects of smoking on PEFR and absolute eosinophil count (AEC).
Total of 90 young male adults between the ages of 16 to 25 years were selected for the study. The study group consisted of 25 male non-smokers, 27 male smokers, 20 female non-smokers and 18 female smokers. After collecting the required data, peak expiratory flow rate and absolute eosinophil count weredetermined.
Student t test and Pearson's correlation were used.
The mean eosinophil count and PEFR was significantly higher in smokers compared to non-smokers (p < 0.05). The PEFR was higher in subjects who were performing regular exercise, while absolute eosinophil count showed a very slight negative correlation (r = -0.04,p >0.05) with exercise rate. The correlation between PEFR and absolute eosinophil count was not statistically significant.
The absolute eosinophil count and PEFR were elevated in both smokers and non-smokers. The raise of PEFR in smokers might contribute to the effect of regular exercise in these subjects.
Cigaree smoking, Peak expiratory flow rate, absolute eosinophil count
