Effect of Shisha Smoking on Some Biochemical Variables in Males in Salah Al-Din Governorate

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects hookah smoking on homocysteine, vitamin B12, cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), glutathione, and gamma-glutamyl transferase and to compare zinc and copper levels using atomic absorption spectroscopy. Cigarette smoke contains a lot of toxic chemicals that pose a health risk. This research was conducted in Tikrit, where the blood of 30 hookah smokers and 25 non-smokers (control group) between the ages of 19-40 years was drawn. According to the results, it was observed that the level of homocysteine ​​increased significantly with gamma-glutamyl transferase, zinc and very low-density lipoprotein at a significant level of P < 0.05. On the other hand, there was a decrease in the levels of cholesterol, LDL, vitamin B12, copper, and glutathione with a variance of P < 0.01. Participants who smoked hookah also had higher concentrations of HDL in the blood compared to the control group with a P value < 0.05.