CIGARETTE SMOKING EFFECTS ON LIPID PROFILE

Authors

  • SOBIA KHWAJA Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
  • RUBINA MUSHTAQ Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • REHANA MUSHTAQ Balochistan University, Quetta, Pakistan
  • AMBREEN AKRAM Balochistan University, Quetta, Pakistan.
  • ATTIYA SABEEN REHMAN Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the dyslipidemias in cigarette smokers of Karachi. This study was conducted at Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) Gulshan-eIqbal campus Karachi and Abbassi Shaheed Hospital Karachi from Feb 2015 till Feb 2016. In this study 200 smokers and 200 non-smokers were included between age 18-45 years. Primary outcome measures were total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein (LDL), triglyceride (TG) and high density lipoprotein (HDL). The mean TC, LDL and TG was 174.60 ± 24.46 mg/dl, 116.11 ± 13.0 mg/dl and 130.77 ± 19.62 mg/dL in smokers, respectively. It was significantly increased in smokers as compared to non smokers. While HDL was significantly decreased in smokers (32.51 ± 5.89). The p value for TC between smokers and nonsmokers group is <0.05, while for TG p value is <0.01. For LDL cholesterol p value is statistically significant <0.001. Cigarette smoking is associated with significant lower level of serum HDL and high level of TC, TG and LDL

Author Biographies

SOBIA KHWAJA, Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

Department of Zoology

RUBINA MUSHTAQ, Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan.

Department of Zoology, 

REHANA MUSHTAQ, Balochistan University, Quetta, Pakistan

Department of Zoology

AMBREEN AKRAM, Balochistan University, Quetta, Pakistan.

Department of Zoology

ATTIYA SABEEN REHMAN, Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.

Professor of Medicine

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Published

2018-06-03

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