A Comparative Study of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Cases of Smoked Nicotine and Chewed Nicotine Users.
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2015-06
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Objective: To study the cardiovascular risk factors
exposed to tobacco chewing and compare these findings
with that of smokers and control subjects. Methods: This
study was conducted at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College,
Aligarh. 180 subjects were included in this study. The
subjects were divided in three groups. Group I (Tobacco
chewers-chewed nicotine), Group II (Smokers-smoked
nicotine) and Group III (control subjects). Each group
consists of 60 subjects. Various anthropometric and
cardiovascular parameters were recorded and compared
among these three groups. Results: Significant difference
was found for weight and body mass index (p<0.001)
between smokers and control subjects. When compared
to control subjects, tobacco chewers had significantly
higher pulse rate (p<0.001), systolic blood pressure
(p<0.011), diastolic blood pressure (p<0.004) and mean
arterial pressure (p<0.001) but no significant difference
was found between tobacco chewers and smokers.
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tobacco, chewing, smoking, cardiovascular risk
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Tabrez Shams, Imteyaz Salamah Parveen, Hassan Mohammad Jaseem, Imran Mohammad, Singhal Sangeeta, Gulati Rajiv. A Comparative Study of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Cases of Smoked Nicotine and Chewed Nicotine Users. Indian Medical Gazette. 2015 Jun; 149(6):232- 236.