Effects of smoking on packed cell volume (PCV) comparison between smokers and non-smokers in Al-Mustaqbal University College

Smoking is one of the most important remarkable causes that harm human health and may drive to death. This study was conducted to evaluate the consequences of cigarette smoking on several blood tests one of these tests is PCV, which are signs of serious issues in the human body. The study was conducted on a group of smoking students at the Al-Mustaqbal-University College in the city of Babylon. There were two groups included 64 male smokers whose ages ranged between (22-28) years old and 64 male non-smokers, their ages ranged between (22-24) years old. The smoking period was (1-12) years. Numbers of cigarettes were in a range of (7-45) cigarettes / day. The values of study shown that the mean of PCV for smoking students (46.22%) is more than that for non-smoking (43.40%). The statistical analysis significance of the effect of smoking in increasing values of PCV between smoking and non-smoking. So the study aimed to detected the dangers of smoking on blood parameter (PCV).