Effect of Cigarette Smoking on High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Elevation

Abstract

The effects of cigarette smoking which is either active or passive still is in agenda by clinicians on lipid levels specifically high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol in blood. The represented study has been performed on 1006 adult persons with 598 women and 408 men between age group of 25-55 from the Cumra Government Hospital. Blood samples taken from 12 h fasting between 8 and 9.30 AM from all the patients were saved into tubes. After coagulation, HDL-cholesterol analysis was completed by separation serums. The average HDL-cholesterol levels of 1006 adult persons is found as 50.67 ± 12.30 mg/dl. HDL-cholesterol levels of men is 48.11 ± 12.59 mg/dl and for women is 52.41 ± 11.80 mg/dl. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the effect of active and passive cigarette smoking on blood HDL cholesterol levels.