Abstract:
:Quantitation of hemoglobin alpha 2 delta 2 (HbA2) is a basic and confirmatory test in diagnosing the carrier state of beta-thalassemia. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of cigarette smoking on the diagnostic reliability of HbA2. A total of 2,867 (654 smokers and 2,213 never smokers) male subjects were involved in the present study. The subjects were categorized into three groups according to their laboratory findings: beta-thalassemia minor, iron deficient, and normal groups. Complete blood count (CBC) parameters and HbA2 levels were compared between smokers and never smokers of each group according to the independent-samples t-test using the SPSS program, significance results were reported at P<0.05. The results showed a significant increase in red blood cell (RBC) mass (RBC count and hematocrit [Hct]) and Hb concentration in smokers of all groups; however, no significant differences were reported in the HbA2 level between smokers and never smokers in all groups. It was concluded that cigarette smoking does not affect the diagnostic reliability of the HbA2 test.
journal_name
J Clin Lab Analjournal_title
Journal of clinical laboratory analysisauthors
Tarazi IS,Sirdah MM,El Jeadi H,Al Haddad RMdoi
10.1002/jcla.20228subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-01-01 00:00:00pages
119-22issue
2eissn
0887-8013issn
1098-2825journal_volume
22pub_type
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