Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2016

ADDITIVE EFFECT OF TOBACCO CHEWING ON LIPID PROFILE AMONG SMOKERS

Poonam Gogania, Hemeshwar

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 Background: Tobacco use in form of smoking or smokeless is a major preventable cause of disease and premature death, currently leading to over 5 million deaths each year world wide. This study was conducted to find out the additive effect of tobacco chewing on lipid profile among smokers. Method: Serum lipid profile was studied in 30 control (non smoker and non tobacco chewer); 30 smokers and 30 smokers with tobacco chewer; Standard methods were adopted to measure lipid profile. Data were analyzed statistically. Result : mean serum HDL–cholesterol was lower both in smokers (p<0.01) and smokers with tobacco chewers (p<0.001) than controls. Smokers had higher values of total cholesterol , VLDL– cholesterol and triglycerides. Smokers with tobacco chewers had highly significant (p<0.001) raised triglycerides , LDL–cholesterol and VLDL cholesterol as compared to smokers. Conclusion: Though different mode of consumption, tobacco chewing had an addictive effect on lipid profile among smokers.

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POONAM GOGANIA, HEMESHWAR ADDITIVE EFFECT OF TOBACCO CHEWING ON LIPID PROFILE AMONG SMOKERS International Journal of Scientific Research,Volume : 5 | Issue : 9 |September 2016

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