Serum mineral status of long-term cigarette smokers

This study was carried out to investigate comparatively some serum mineral levels of cigarette smokers. A total of 25 nonsmokers (control group) and 50 long-term cigarette smokers (smoking for at least 15 years; smoker group) were participated in the study. Subjects were between 25 and 40 years old....

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Published in:Toxicology and industrial health 2015-01, Vol.31 (1), p.92-96
Main Authors: Meral, Ismail, Akdemir, Fazile Nur Ekinci
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Body mass index
Case-Control Studies
Chlorine
Cigarettes
Copper
Correlation
Female
Free radicals
Humans
Hypertension
Iron
Magnesium
Male
Metals, Heavy - blood
Minerals
Nicotine
Oxidative stress
Phosphorus
Potassium
Serums
Smoking
Smoking - blood
Smoking - epidemiology
Toxicology
Trace Elements - blood
Zinc
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Summary:This study was carried out to investigate comparatively some serum mineral levels of cigarette smokers. A total of 25 nonsmokers (control group) and 50 long-term cigarette smokers (smoking for at least 15 years; smoker group) were participated in the study. Subjects were between 25 and 40 years old. Control and smoker groups were matched for age, sex and body mass index status. The blood samples were taken from smokers and nonsmokers after 12 h of fasting period. The levels of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), potassium (K), chlorine (Cl), sodium (Na) and phosphorus (P) were measured by autoanalyzer using commercial kits. Student’s t test was used to compare the control and smoker groups, and p  0.05) between the groups regarding the levels of K, P, Mg, Na, Cl, Zn, Fe, Ca and Cu, some positive correlations were observed in controls but not in smokers. Therefore, it was concluded that smoking does not affect the serum mineral levels. However, it may negatively affect some important positive correlations among minerals observed in healthy individuals.
ISSN:0748-2337
1477-0393
DOI:10.1177/0748233712471705