IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-7-7-16138 Original Research Paper Effect of Long Term Smoking on Postural Stability - An Observational Study on Chronic Smokers Between the Ages of 25 to 60 years Shivani Agarwal Dr. July 2018 7 7 01 02 ABSTRACT

 Background Cigarette smoking is one of the largest preventable causes of disease and premature death worldwide. Apart from being a prime

contributor to major medical illnesses, and cancer of many organs, it has also been associated with neuromotor deficit. This study evaluates the
effect of smoking on the postural stability of chronic smokers between the ages of 25 to 60 years.
Methods 100 healthy subjects were divided in 2 groups: Group A (Smokers) & Group B (Non smokers). Postural stability was assessed using the
Sharpened Romberg Test. For statistical analysis, GraphPad InStat DTCG was used. Student‘s unpaired t–test was applied to compare the results.
Results & Conclusion The performance of smokers was found to be the same as that of non smokers. No group differences were observed on the
eyes open trial of the Sharpened Romberg However, on the eyes closed trials, the smokers performed worse than non smokers.