A Comparison between the Effect of Shisha and Cigarette Smoking on Serum Lipid Profile of Males in Nasiriyah City

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to recognize the harm of shisha smoking compared to cigarettes smoking by measuring serum lipid profile inmales in AL-Nasiriya city and association lipid profile change with increase of smoking per day. Materials and Methods: This study wasconducted between June to December (2015) in Nasiriya city in Iraq ,all samples were randomly selected. Spectrophotometer was used forbiochemical analysis for each group of lipid profile. The subjects were divided into three groups, cigarette smokers (n = 35), shisha smokers(n = 20) and non-smokers groups (n = 20). Age ranged between (30 – 60) years and mean of duration smoking was (13.4±1.3) years.Results: Results showed that the increased levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) and lowdensity lipoprotein (LDL) were significant in all groups of smokers as compared to non-smokers. Conclusion: The study concludes that thedanger of shisha impact on human health may be similar or even worse than cigarette smoking.