Abdullah Abbassi, Wali Muhammad Maheri, Israr Ahmed Akhund, Ikram Din Ujjan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad farooq.
Effect of chronic cigarette smoking on lipid profile.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;1(1):35-6.

The present study is designed to observe the effects of chronic cigarette smoking on lipid profile including triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL-C, and LDL- C. A total of 102 (30 non-smokers and 72 smokers) apparently healthy male subjects with similar dietary habits and socioeconomic conditions were selected for this study. Total cholesterol, triglyceride and LDL-C were significantly increased in smokers (group B), when compared with non-smokers (Group A), while the level of HDL-C was significantly decreased in smokers as compared to the non-smokers. Total cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL-C were significantly increased in heavy smokers (Group B2) as compared to the moderate smokers (Group B1) and that of HDL-C was significantly decreased in heavy smokers as compared to moderate smokers.

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