Open AccessSTUDY OF SERUM FERRITIN IN SMOKERS
Author(s) -
Meera Sikka,
V. M. Vinodhini,
Rupesh Kumar Y
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i1.21502
Subject(s) - serum ferritin , ferritin , medicine , iron status , physiology , cigarette smoking , serum iron , gastroenterology , environmental health , immunology , iron deficiency , anemia
Objective: Cigarette smoking is a major global public health problem and increases in the prevalence of tobacco smoking is the cause premature death worldwide. Serum ferritin an intracellular protein that can store and release iron is considered to be one of the important clinical biomarkers to evaluate iron status. This study explores the effect of cigarette smoking on serum ferritin level.Methods: The study was carried out in 100 cigarette smokers and 100 nonsmokers.Results: Subjects with smoking habits showed a significant increase in the serum ferritin levels compared to nonsmokers. Serum iron level, as well as total iron-binding capacity, showed significant increase compared with nonsmokers. Serum ferritin is found to correlate with serum iron.Conclusion: This study supports the fact that cigarette smoking has adverse effect on serum ferritin and other hematologic parameters, and serum ferritin is one of the most reliable indicators of iron status.