1. Correlation between cotinine urinary levelscardiovascular autonomic function tests among smokeless tobacco chewers: A cross-sectional study
- Author
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Rajesh K. Joshi, Kiran S Nikam, Rajashekar K Kallur, and Kanchan C Wingkar
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Tobacco, Smokeless ,Cross-sectional study ,Urinary system ,autonomic function test - cardiovascular - smokeless tobacco - urinary cotinine ,Autonomic Nervous System ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Tobacco Use ,Internal medicine ,Heart rate ,Medicine ,Humans ,Cotinine ,Cause of death ,business.industry ,cardiovascular ,General Medicine ,smokeless tobacco ,urinary cotinine ,Autonomic function test ,Autonomic nervous system ,Blood pressure ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,chemistry ,Smokeless tobacco ,Cardiology ,Original Article ,business - Abstract
Background & objectives: Cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death worldwide is responsible for over 17 million deaths globally, of which 10 per cent deaths have been expected due to consumption of tobacco. The association between CVD and chewing of tobacco is limited and remains arguable. The aim of this study was to find out the correlation between urinary cotinine level and cardiovascular autonomic function tests of tobacco chewers. Methods: In the present study, 600 participants, 300 smokeless tobacco chewers (STC) and 300 non-tobacco chewers (NTC), between 18 and 65 yr were selected. Various parameters such as anthropometric, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), autonomic function tests and urinary cotinine levels were measured. Results: Significant difference (P
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- 2021