EFFECT OF SMOKING ON SERUM LIPID PROFILE AND BLOOD PRESSURE

Dr. S.SARAH NIGHTINGALE; Dr. G.REENA PRASOONA; Dr. M. vijaya nirmala

Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2017

EFFECT OF SMOKING ON SERUM LIPID PROFILE AND BLOOD PRESSURE

Dr. S. Sarah Nightingale, Dr. G. Reena Prasoona, Dr. M. Vijaya Nirmala

Abstract :

Smoking is the most common method of consuming tobacco and tobacco is the most common substance smoked. Smoking is an addiction as well as a habit. A large number of risk factors which predispose to atherosclerosis and hence coronary heart disease have been identified. These include modifiable ones like hypertension, dyslipidemia, smoking, diabetes mellitus, changing life style and non modifiable ones like age and sex. Hence, the present study has been taken up to find out the alteration of serum lipid profile and changes in blood pressure if any between smoker and non–smokers and also to see any dose related changes in lipid profile and blood pressure in Kurnool city. cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk of developing hypertension and dyslipidemia in a dose response manner, which in turn are the risk factors for coronary artery disease. A significant decrease in serum HDL–C was seen in smokers, and this decrease was more with the increase in the number of cigarettes per day. The serum LDL–C, VLDL–C were also increased in smokers in a dose response manner.