Abstract
The study was conducted to determine the Lipid profile in smoking employees of University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The blood samples were collected using strip method to check the level of cholesterol and triglycerides. The blood pressure was also measured using standard Sphygmomanometer and stethoscope. Total Fifty employees divided into five groups by age (24-29, 30-35, 36-41, 42-47 and 48-53 years). A personal interview was conducted according to questionnaire which included different questions such as name, age, number of cigarettes smoked /day, price of cigarette/pack and daily diet. The mean cholesterol level in five groups was 122.9, 116.1, 162.8, 145.6 and 151.5 mg/dl, respectively, while the mean triglyceride level was 187.1, 292.7, 218.5, 167 and 202.3 mg/dl, respectively. The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure in five groups was 122.3 and 82.6 mmHg, 127.9 and 90.3 mmHg, 131.2 and 87.3 mmHg, 110.5 and 81.8 mmHg and 127 and 87.4 mmHg, respectively. The average smoked cigarette/day was 15.5, 17.7, 15.7, 19.4 and 16.5 respectively in five groups. The results of the study would help in combating the risk of cardiovascular diseases and hypertension.
Syeda Faiza Qulander , Abdul Qayyum Nayyer, Shaukat Ali, Hafiz Abdullah Shakir. (2012) Lipid profile in smoking employees of University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffarabad , Punjab University Journal of Zoology, Volume 27, Issue 2.
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