Lipid profile in smokers and tobacco chewers--a comparative study.
OBJECTIVE
The present study was undertaken to evaluate lipid profile in cigarette smokers and tobacco chewers and to see whether tobacco chewing causes same degree of alteration in lipid profile as done by smoking.


METHODS
Serum lipid profile was studied in 30 smokers (Group A), 30 tobacco chewers (Group B) and 30 controls i.e., non-smokers and non-tobacco chewers (Group C).


RESULTS
High density lipoprotein-cholesterol was lower both in smoker (P < 0.01) as well as in tobacco chewers (P < 0.001) than the controls. Both smokers and tobacco chewers had higher values of total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, very low density lipoprotein-cholesterol and, triglycerides as compared to non-smoker, non-tobacco chewer group whereas the differences in levels of lipids in smokers and tobacco chewers were not statistically significant.


CONCLUSIONS
Though different mode of addictions, smoking and tobacco chewing have an equal and comparable adverse effects on lipid profile and therefore raising cardiovascular risk in same proportion.
Khurana
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Department of Medicine, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur.
Sharma
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Khandelwal
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D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D015243:Cholesterol, VLDL / Q000097:blood; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000097:blood*; D014030:Tobacco, Smokeless / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D015243:Cholesterol, VLDL; D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides