Table 1. Summary of hematological data in male rats inhaling diethylbenzene for 90 days (n = 10)

Parameters	Groups
	Control	Low (40 ppm)	Middle (80 ppm)	High (160 ppm)
WBC (× 103/μL)	5.232 ± 1.4371	5.23 ± 1.0705	5.818 ± 1.1856	6.079 ± 1.506
RBC (× 106/μL)	8.817 ± 0.3198	8.504 ± 0.2251	8.719 ± 0.273	8.631 ± 0.2518
HGB (g/dL)	14.61 ± 0.534	14.43 ± 0.38	14.59 ± 0.463	14.48 ± 0.319
HCT (%)	43.71 ± 1.859	42.83 ± 1.12	43.8 ± 1.359	43.47 ± 1.106
MCV (fL)	49.55 ± 1.396	50.41 ± 1.603	50.22 ± 1.025	50.43 ± 1.578
MCH (pg)	16.57 ± 0.517	16.97 ± 0.648	16.74 ± 0.532	16.79 ± 0.599
MCHC (g/dL)	33.43 ± 0.579	33.67 ± 0.419	33.33 ± 0.485	33.29 ± 0.504
PLT (× 103/μL)	879.9 ± 346.5	1,014.5 ± 120.31	910 ± 262.3	1,026.7 ± 84.71
NEU% (%)	24.38 ± 7.3	20.82 ± 3.707	22.51 ± 9.948	20.16 ± 3.311
LYM% (%)	70.53 ± 7.694	74.07 ± 3.811	71.86 ± 9.558	74.68 ± 3.633
MON% (%)	2.52 ± 0.745	2.43 ± 0.748	2.5 ± 0.897	2.19 ± 0.53
EOS% (%)	1.67 ± 0.706	1.49 ± 0.407	1.83 ± 0.726	1.93 ± 0.517
BAS% (%)	0.21 ± 0.099	0.17 ± 0.082	0.22 ± 0.063	0.21 ± 0.074
NEUA (× 103/μL)	1.23 ± 0.419	1.096 ± 0.3614	1.314 ± 0.6451	1.206 ± 0.2847
LYMA (× 103/μL)	3.74 ± 1.2199	3.868 ± 0.7686	4.176 ± 1.0253	4.561 ± 1.2814
MONA (× 103/μL)	0.129 ± 0.0479	0.122 ± 0.0305	0.142 ± 0.0492	0.132 ± 0.0382
EOSA (× 103/μL)	0.085 ± 0.035	0.079 ± 0.0351	0.108 ± 0.0457	0.114 ± 0.036
BASA (× 103/μL)	0.012 ± 0.0079	0.01 ± 0.0047	0.013 ± 0.0048	0.014 ± 0.007
RET% (%)	2.018 ± 0.2126	2.187 ± 0.3717	2.251 ± 0.2593	2.369 ± 0.5667
RETA (× 109/μL)	177.52 ± 14.933	185.84 ± 31.11	196.4 ± 24.496	204.23 ± 48.818
APTT (sec)	13.26 ± 1.643	14.74 ± 3.133	15.65 ± 3.267	14.23 ± 2.365
PT (sec)	12 ± 0.76	12.1 ± 0.69	12.9 ± 0.58+	12.7 ± 0.47*

Data are expressed as the mean ± S.D.
Dunnett’s LSD test significant at the 0.05 level;
Dunnett’s LSD test significant at the 0.01 level.
n, number of animals examined; WBC, white blood cell count; RBC, red blood cell count; HGB, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; PLT, platelets; NEU%, neutrophil relative; LYM%, lymphocyte relative; MON%, monocyte relative; EOS%, eosinophil relative; BAS%, basophil relative; NEUA, neutrophil absolute; LYMA, lymphocyte absolute; MONA, monocyte absolute; EOSA, eosinophil absolute; BASA, basophil absolute; RET%, reticulocyte relative; RETA, reticulocyte absolute; APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; PT, prothrombin time.