1Dept. of Biochemistry, Grant Medical College & Sir J. J. Group of Hospital, Byculla, Mumbai-400008, India
2Dept. of Life Sciences, University of Mumbai, Kalina, Mumbai-98, India
3Dept. of Biochemistry, Goa Medical College, PO: Bambolim Complex, Goa-403202, India
4Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Goa Medical College, PO: Bambolim Complex, Goa-403202, India
5Dept. of Pharmacology, Goa Medical College, PO: Bambolim Complex, Goa-403202, India
6Dept. of Physiology, Goa Medical College, PO: Bambolim Complex, Goa-403202, India
*Correspondence Address: Sameer R Kulkarni 17, B-Kaupineshwar, Natu Paranjpee Complex, Mith Bandar Road, Thane (East)-400608, M'shtra, India. srk_178@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 28 November, 2011.
Study of chronic bidi smoking and illicit liquor intoxication on serum lipid levels and lipid peroxidation in males from lower socio-economic background. Total 320 subjects, who were classified as non-alcoholic + non smoking healthy controls (n = 80), alcoholics (n = 80), smokers (n = 80), and alcoholics + smokers (n = 80) males. Serum LDL - cholesterol, triglyceride, MDA and nitrate levels found significantly higher, whereas serum HDL-cholesterol level was found to be significantly low and was more prominent in chronic alcoholics, who consume illicit liquor and smoke bidi (p<0.001).
Serum MDA positively correlated with LDL -cholesterol, triglyceride and negatively correlated with serum HDL- cholesterol in study population (p<0.05).
Bidi smokers, Serum lipid, Lipid peroxidation
