Fertility hormones and vitamin E in active and passive adult male smokers in Calabar, Nigeria

Autor: AE Udoh, Rebecca Mtaku Gali, Iya Eze Bassey
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Male
Pulmonology
medicine.medical_treatment
Peptide Hormones
030232 urology & nephrology
lcsh:Medicine
Social Sciences
Organic chemistry
Biochemistry
chemistry.chemical_compound
Habits
0302 clinical medicine
Smoking Habits
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
Vitamin E
Testosterone
Public and Occupational Health
Lipid Hormones
Young adult
lcsh:Science
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
Multidisciplinary
Smoking
Vitamins
Physical sciences
Chemistry
behavior and behavior mechanisms
Androgens
Luteinizing hormone
Research Article
Infertility
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Substance-Related Disorders
Nigeria
03 medical and health sciences
Chemical compounds
Young Adult
Internal medicine
Organic compounds
Mental Health and Psychiatry
medicine
Sex Hormones
Humans
Behavior
business.industry
lcsh:R
Biology and Life Sciences
Smoking Related Disorders
Luteinizing Hormone
medicine.disease
Prolactin
Hormones
respiratory tract diseases
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
Endocrinology
Fertility
chemistry
lcsh:Q
Tobacco Smoke Pollution
business
Cotinine
Hormone
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 11, p e0206504 (2018)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Smoking is an extremely lethal act and is associated with many illnesses. Lately, major concerns that passive smokers face the same health risks as (if not higher than) active smokers have been raised. Some studies have shown that active smoking is associated with low serum levels of vitamins and testosterone. Are these facts also valid in passive smokers? This study investigated the levels of cotinine, testosterone, follicle stimulating (FSH), Luteinizing Hormone (LH), prolactin and vitamin E in male active smokers and compare these with male passive smokers. Serum levels of cotinine, testosterone, FSH, LH, prolactin and vitamin E were determined in 60 cigarette smokers, 60 passive smokers and 60 non-smokers recruited from Calabar metropolis. The hormones were assayed using ELISA and Vitamin E using high performance liquid chromatography. Socio-demographic and anthropometric indices were obtained and data analyzed using PAWstatistic 18. Cotinine levels were significantly (p
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