BLOOD ZINC PROTOPORPHYRIN, SERUM TOTAL PROTEIN, AND TOTAL CHOLESTEROL LEVELS IN AUTOMOBILE WORKSHOP WORKERS IN RELATION TO LEAD TOXICITY: OUR EXPERIENCE
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry - Year 2006, Vol 21, Issue 2
Abstract
Blood zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP), serum total protein (TP), and total cholesterol (TC) levels in automobile workshop workers in relation to lead toxicity were analysed. In the present study, automobile workshop workers (healthy male workers at an age between 28 and 35 from four major automobile workshops in Kottayam, Kerala State, India) and the control (male healthy adults at an age between 28 and 35 residing at Aymanam, a distant village at Kottayam District, Kerala having reduced or no chance of lead exposure) displayed significant difference in blood lead (BPb) and blood ZZP (BZPP) level. The mean value of BPb in automobile workshop workers was 15.76 ± 0.33 μg/dl, while in the control it was 8.20 ± 0.15 μg/dl. In automobile workshop workers, the mean value of BZPP was 34.2 ± 0.62 μg/dl. The control group exhibited a mean of 11.5 ± 0.22 μg/dl. Automobile workshop workers exhibited significant increase in BZPP was corresponding to the increase in BPb level. The total protein levels estimated in automobile workshop workers showed significant decrease compared to control individuals, but was within the reference range of healthy individuals. The mean value of TP level in automobile workshop workers and control was 6.9 + 0.13 g/dl and 7.71 + 0.18 g/dl, respectively. There was no significant difference in blood haemoglobin (BHb) level among the automobile workshop workers and control. The serum TC level in automobile workshop workers showed significant decrease compared to the control individuals, but was with in the reference range of healthy individuals. The mean level of serum TC in automobile workshop workers was 162.00 ± 3.44 mg/dl and the same in control was 172.86 ± 4.32 mg/dl. The present study affirms occupational lead toxicity in automobile workshop workers and its effect on serum protein and cholesterol levels.
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Suneesh Kumar Pachathundikandi , Earaly Thomas Varghese
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