Study of Glycated Hemoglobin in Chronic Cigarette Smokers

Abstract

Cigarette smoking is a serious health problem and most avoidable cause of death in world wide. The aim of our study is to know the association between cigarette smoking and glycated hemoglobin levels (GHbA1c). This cross sectional study includes 30 people who are smokers but non alcoholics aged between 20-45 years and without any history of diabetes and any other acute or chronic illness as subjects and similar age group men who are not smokers were included as controls. The results of our study shows that there is significant association between smoking and glycated Hb levels (P 0.001). The HbA1c levels in smokers was (5.93±0.485) and in non smokers (5.430±0.234) indicating a statistical association. In conclusion the study shows people who smokes are at risk of developing diabetes mellitus. Cessation of smoking can prevent not only from developing diabetes but also from other serious health hazards.