Effects of tobacco (smoking and snuffing) in type 2 diabetic patients
by Ajab Khan; Salman Akbar Malik; Abid Ali Khan; Ashfaq Ahmad; Roshan Ali
International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health (IJFSNPH), Vol. 4, No. 2/3/4, 2011

Abstract: The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of tobacco on different biochemical and physical parameters in type 2 diabetic subjects from Dera Ismail Khan, NWFP, Pakistan. A total of 100 chronic type 2 diabetic patients of different age and sex with no tobacco addiction and with tobacco addiction were requested to volunteer their complete biodata on a given Performa. Blood biochemical parameters were determined using Automatic Chemistry Analyzer. Mean fasting glucose level of smoking, snuff, and both addicted diabetic group was non-significantly higher with p-value > 0.05 as compared to control group. Similarly glycosylated hemoglobin level of smoking, snuff addicted diabetic group was also non-significantly higher but that of both addicted group was non-significantly lower with p-value > 0.05. Similarly the cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol levels of smoking, snuff and both addicted diabetic groups were nonsignificantly changed as compared to diabetic control group with p-value > 0.05 respectively. It is concluded that there is no additional adverse effect of tobacco on the biochemistry of diabetic patients.

Online publication date: Thu, 27-Nov-2014

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