Open AccessStudies on some Biochemical Parameters among Charcoal (Physiculus nematopus) Traders in Swali Market Yenagoa Bayelsa State
Author(s) -
Emmanuel Tonbra Egoro,
Emmanuel Sunday Oni,
J.O. Otaraku,
Deboer John
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sokoto journal of medical laboratory science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2536-7153
DOI - 10.4314/sokjmls.v6i3.10
Subject(s) - creatinine , alanine aminotransferase , urea , charcoal , zoology , medicine , chemistry , biochemistry , biology , organic chemistry
The aim of this study was to assess some biochemical parameters among charcoal (Physiculus nematopus) traders in Swali market Yenagoa Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Five milliliter of blood specimens was collected from each of the fifteen charcoal (Physiculus nematopus) traders with 0.05) in all the measured biochemical parameters ALT (7.26U/I), AST (5.61U/I), CRP (2.48mg/L), urea (8.68mmol/L), creatinine (82.14µmol/L) as compared to that of the control group (7.22U/I), (5.58U/I), (2.47mg/L), (8.65mmo/L), (82.10µmol/L) respectively while that of experimental group two showed statistically significant differences (p 0.05) as compared to that of the control group (8.65mmol/L), (82.10µmol/L) respectively. In conclusion alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and C-reactive protein may be altered in charcoal (Physiculus nematopus) traders exposed to charcoal dust for ≥ 5 years. It is therefore recommended that charcoal traders in this category should embark on hepato-inflammatory biochemical parameters investigation intermittently in any registered and licensed Medical Laboratory facility so as to monitor the concentrations of these parameters.