Blood Parameters

control

Workers at Safaga

Workers at El-Quseir

Workers at El-Hamrawein

Age of 20 to 30

(year)

Age of 30 to 40

(year)

Age of 40 to 50

(year)

Age of 20 to 30 (year)

Age of 30 to 40 (year)

Age of 40 to 50

(year)

Age of 20 to 30

(year)

Age of 30 to 40

(year)

Age of 40 to 50

(year)

Hemoglobin mg/dl

12.55 ± 0.31

11.96 ± 0.21

11.02 ± 0.32

10.38 ± 3.3

12.46 ± 0.11

11.56 ± 0.33

10.4 ± 0.065

12.8 ± 0.14

11.27 ± 0.25

9.4 ± 0.13

Red cell count × 10⁶/cmm³ mil

5.21 ± 0.09

4.34 ± 0.05

4.04 ± 0.08

3.96 ± 0.06

4.3 ± 0.02

4.14 ± 0.04

3.72 ± 0.073

21.6 ± 0.23

3.71 ± 0.024

3.38 ± 0.042

Leucocytic count/cmm³

6450 ± 9.1

6744 ± 8.3

5830 ± 5.2

7300 ± 5.1

5819 ± 7.84

5770 ± 6.94

6360 ± 7.36

6970 ± 8.53

6750 ± 9.66

6300 ± 6.22

Platelet count × 10³/cmm³

290 ± 3.8

185 ± 4.3

181.2 ± 2.3

152.2 ± 2.3

239 ± 2.48

187.6 ± 5.28

173.2 ± 4.22

237 ± 4.88

166 ± 2.85

115.4 ± 2.84