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The present study was performed to study the metabolic syndrome
indicators in male cigarette smokers. The study was conducted on
100 male subjects. Demographic measurements such as height, weight,
blood pressure, pulse, history of diabetes or any other major
disease were taken of all the subjects. Blood samples were
collected and blood serum was separated and run into chemistry
analyzer. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied on the
parameters for the comparison of mean between three groups. The
mean cholesterol level in non-smokers was 176.56 4.10 mg/dl while
in light smokers and heavy smokers was 169.65 6.31 mg/dl and 180.65
4.70 mg/dl respectively, mean triglyceride level in non-smokers was
170.76 3.15 while in light and heavy smokers was 151.17 5.71 mg/dl
and 173.42 7.79 mg/dl respectively. The mean HDL level in
non-smokers was 44.0 0.34 mg/dl while in light and heavy smokers
was 40.45 0.83 mg/dl and 40.85 0.65 mg/dl, mean value of LDL level
in non-smokers was 98.50 3.96 mg/dl while in light and heavy
smokers was 98.91 6.11 mg/dl and 105.08 4.61 mg/dl respectively. As
the lipid profile was high in heavy smokers and they were at a
higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome."
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