title: Opium consumption and lipid and glucose parameters in diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome: a survey in northern Iran.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A traditional belief is common among people of the Middle East countries regarding anti-diabetic and anti-dyslipidemic effect of opium.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the association between opium consumption and lipid and glucose parameters in diabetic patients of northern Iran.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety-seven diabetic patients admitted to Critical Care Unit (CCU) of Rouhani and Shahid Beheshti hospitals from 2006 to 2007 were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Forty-eight patients with regular opium consumption of three days a week for more than 6 months were considered as case group. A non-opium diabetic patient admitted in the same hospital was considered as control for each opium addict patient. Total cholesterol, Triglyceride, LDL, HDL, FBS, HbA1c were measured in all patients. Student t-test, Mann-Whitney U, Chi-square test and Spearman correlation were used for data analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of patients was 64.32 ± 11.47 years. There were no significant differences between the serum level of lipid and glucose indices between the two groups (P>0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The effect of opium consumption on diabetes and dyslipidemia are not protective.
authors.forename: Bayani
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mohammadali
authors.forename: Nazemi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sepideh
authors.forename: Niaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mohammadreza Khosoosi
authors.forename: Ramezani
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mirsaeid
authors.forename: Khani
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Afshin
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005947:Glucose