Fertility hormones and vitamin E in active and passive adult male smokers in Calabar, Nigeria
Autor: | AE Udoh, Rebecca Mtaku Gali, Iya Eze Bassey |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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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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