A Study Of Effects Of Smoking On Lipid And Vitamin C Metabolism. A Pilot Study In Central Bihar.

Authors

  • KSHITISH KUMAR KSHITIZ Department of Biochemistry, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi-110001, India.
  • RAM BINAY SINHA Department of Biochemistry, Patna Medical College, Patna -800020, India.
  • JAYASHREE BHATTACHARJEE Department of Biochemistry, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi-110001, India.

Keywords:

Smoking, Lipid profile, coronary Heart Disease, Cholesterol, vitamin C.

Abstract

Smoking is established cardiovascular disease risk factor. But the mechanism how it cause cardiovascular risk is still not properly understood. This study was aimed  to evaluate lipid  and  vitamin C metabolism  in chronic smokers from central Bihar, India for public enlightment.  60 male cigarette smokers and  20 male non-smokers were enrolled. It was found that mean serum Triglycerides (TG), Total cholesterol (TC), Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), Very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C) and urinary vitamin C were significantly higher in smokers as compared to non-smokers. Mean serum High density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was significantly  lower in smokers as compared to non-smokers. All these adverse effects may lead to serious metabolic diseases like atherosclerosis

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Published

31.12.2010

How to Cite

KSHITISH KUMAR KSHITIZ, RAM BINAY SINHA, & JAYASHREE BHATTACHARJEE. (2010). A Study Of Effects Of Smoking On Lipid And Vitamin C Metabolism. A Pilot Study In Central Bihar. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 1(4), 106–113. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.net/index.php/journal/article/view/584

Issue

Volume 1, Issue 4, 2010

Section

Research Articles