A comparative study of insulin resistance and lipid profile among smokers
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Biochemistry - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Cigarette smoking is one of the leading preventable cause of mortality and morbidity in both developed and developing countries. The present study was aimed to evaluate insulin resistance and serum lipid profile among smokers and non smokers. Methods: 96 samples were collected from male smokers and non smokers. Lipid profile, plasma glucose, serum insulin and insulin resistance by HOMA IR was calculated for all the samples collected. Results and Conclusion: There was an increase in the insulin resistance among the moderate and heavy male smokers when compared to the non smokers which was significant statistically and there was no statistical significant increase among the light smokers. There was also an increase in the total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL, VLDL and decrease in HDL which were statistically significant among the light, moderate and heavy smokers when compared with non smokers. The current study has established the effect of smoking as a risk factor for coronary vascular disease.
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K Kadhiresan, P M Abraham Sam Rajan, N Ananthi, M Rengaramani
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