Effects of tobacco (smoking and snuffing) in type 2 diabetic patients. (3rd January 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Khan, Ajab; Malik, Salman Akbar; Khan, Abid Ali; Ahmad, Ashfaq; Ali, Roshan
• Is Part Of: International journal of food safety, nutrition and public health. Volume 4:Number 2/3/4(2011)
• Page Start: 196
• Page End: 204
• Publication Date: 2012-01-03
• Subjects: tobacco -- diabetes -- biochemistry -- snuff -- smoking -- hemoglobin; Food -- Safety measures -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; Nutrition -- Periodicals; 363.19205
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1479-3911

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 non-significantly 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.