Volume : IX, Issue : X, October - 2019

A STUDY OF SERUM URIC ACID IN INDIAN SMOKERS

Dr. Rajendra Triloki, Dr. Shefali Mehta, Dr. Akhlaq Hassan, Dr Hemant Dashora, Dr. Shuchi Goyal

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Background: Tobacco smoking is one of the most common habit in humans across the world which have many oxidative substances that alteres uric acid which is an important antioxidant in our body. Aims and objectives: Study to prevent smoking as a habit and its hazards and compare the uric acid levels in smokers and nonsmokers with correlation with severity and duration of smoking. Material and methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in 50 smokers and 50 nonsmokers’ healthy adults aged 18 to 45 years, both sex male or female. Samples were collected for estimation of serum uric acid level using RXL max Siemens fully auto analyzer. Data collected was analyzed using SPSS. Results: The mean of serum uric acid level stastically significant lower in (3.59±0.88) smokers than (4.93±1.2) nonsmoker’s (P<0.05) which inversely correlates with Numbers of cigarettes/beedis smoked and duration of smoking. Conclusion: It was concluded that tobacco smoking lowers the serum uric acid level & significant negative correlation with severity of smoking and duration of smoking leads to compromised antioxidant level and hazards to health.

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A STUDY OF SERUM URIC ACID IN INDIAN SMOKERS, Dr. Rajendra Triloki, Dr.Shefali Mehta, Dr. Akhlaq Hassan, Dr Hemant Dashora, Dr. Shuchi Goyal INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-10 | October-2019

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