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March 2023 -
Volume 21, Issue 2


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From the Editor

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Letter: Earthquake victims in North West Syria in desperate need
Lesley Pocock

Original Contribution

Knowledge of and practice related to foot care among diabetic patients in primary health care center at Ministry of Health, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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Nourah A. Alsumairi, Lama A. Alsumairi, Rasheed A. Alghamdi Z
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256050

Prevalence and quality of life of secondary school students with acne vulgaris in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
[Abstract]
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Khalid A. Bin Abdulrahman, Mohammed Abdullah Almudawi, Saud Turki Alhazani, Fahad Shaker Alshehri, Khaled Abdulsalam Almodeth, Ali Thabet Alanazi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256051

What a lower prevalence of diabetes mellitus but higher incidence of dyslipidemia in smokers
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Mehmet Rami Helvaci, Ali R?za Ozer, Ayse Ceylan, Merve Zengin,
Abdulrazak Abyad, Lesley Pocock
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256052

Prevalence of Psychological distress among medical students in different levels of training and other associated factors in Riyadh
[Abstract]
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Khalid A. Bin Abdulrahman, Abdulrahman Omar Ahmed Alomar, Rayan Ahmed Nasser Alghamdi, Ahmed Farhan Ayfan Alanazi, Hamoud Meshal Hamoud Almutairi, Faisal Abdulaziz Hamdan Altoom, Hussam Saeed Alzahrani
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256060

Regional Covid

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthcare providers towards chest physiotherapy for COVID-19 patients at Al Baha, Saudi Arabia
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Wael Alghamdi, Osman Babiker Osman, AbdAllah Ibrahim Mudawi,
Waled AM Ahmed
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256056

Obesity is a risk factor for COVID-19 infection in Saudi Arabia
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Mohammed Aljuaid, Salman Rawaf, Farrah K. Alnajjar, Mashael K. Alshaik, Yasmeen Saleh, Hadil AK Al Otair
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256057

Population and Community Studies

Social Anxiety Disorder Among Medical Students at King Abdulaziz University in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia
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Naseem Abdulmohi Alhujaili, Abdulaziz Abdullah Alghamdi,
Iman Mohmad Wahby Salem, Haya Musaad Altherwi, Shahad Musleh Alyaslami, Atheer Talal Aljahdali, Sarah Hani Alhajari, Abdulrahman Mansour Aldhahri
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256057

The Correlation Between Depression and Pseudosciences (Astrology, Tarot Cards, Psychic Readings)
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Yara Khalid Alkhalid, Bander Haddad, Ahmed Bandar Alasiri,
Jamal Sulaiman Alothaim, Arwa Mohammed Alamer
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256062

Review

Overview Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Combination Treatment Options in Vivo and in Vitro
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Ahmed Y. Mobarki, Ibrahim M. Dighriri, Ahmed S. Alotaibi, Manal M. Mobarki,
Wael M. Alsufyani, Sultan F. Almutairi, Fahad N. Alharthi, Mohammed H. Alessa, Dhafer G. Alqahtani, Mohammed S. Almurayt, Shoug M. Aljuaid, Rahaf A. Alotaibi, Nawaf R. Alsuwayidi, Khalaf A. Albaqqar,Othayman G. Alqahtani
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256058

The Role of Ultrasound in Poly Cystic Ovaries Assessment
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Rana Bakkar, Yusuf Bakkar
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256059

The Effect of Physical Activity in Preventing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Prediabetes Patients: a systematic review
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Rafea Muftah Alghanem
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256059

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March 2023- Volume 21, Issue 2

What a lower prevalence of diabetes mellitus but higher incidence of dyslipidemia in smokers

(1) Specialist of Internal Medicine, MD, Turkey
(2) Manager of Writing and Statistics, Turkey
(3)Ministry of Health of Turkey, MD, Turkey
(4)Middle-East Academy for Medicine of Aging, MD, Lebanon
(5) Medi-WORLD International, Australia

Corresponding author:
Mehmet Rami Helvaci, MD
07400, ALANYA, TurkeyPhone: 00-90-506-4708759
Email: mramihelvaci@hotmail.com

Received: February 2023 Accepted: February 2023; Published:March 1, 2023. Citation: Helvaci M R et al. What a lower prevalence of diabetes mellitus but higher incidence of dyslipidemia in smokers. World Family Medicine. March 2023; 21(2): 26-32 DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2023.95256052

Abstract


Background: We tried to understand whether or not there is a relationship between smoking and diabetes mellitus (DM).

Methods: Current regular smokers for the last six months and age and sex-matched non-smokers were included. Patients with current alcohol consumption (one drink a day) and patients with malignancies or inflammatory, infectious, or devastating disorders were excluded.

Results: The study included 247 smokers and 167 non-smokers. The mean age and body mass index (BMI) of smokers were 46.2 years and 26.6 kg/m2, respectively, and 70.0% of them were male. Although the mean weight, BMI, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, and hematocrit values were similar in both groups, fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and DM were lower in the smokers (102.3 versus 111.6 mg/dL, p=0.007 and 8.9% versus 14.3%, p<0.05, respectively). Similarly, high density lipoproteins (HDL) were lower in the smokers, again (40.9 versus 44.0 mg/dL, p<0.05). On the other hand, triglycerides (163.1 versus 151.3 mg/dL, p<0.05) and low density lipoproteins (LDL) (123.8 versus 117.5 mg/dL, p<0.05) were higher in the smokers. Parallel to triglycerides and LDL, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (10.6 versus 9.3 mm/h, p<0.05) and C-reactive protein (CRP) (2.3 versus 2.0 mg/L, p<0.05) were also higher in them.

Conclusion: Smoking-induced low-grade inflammation on vascular endothelium in whole body may terminate with the endothelial dysfunction, accelerated atherosclerosis, end-organ insufficiencies, early aging, and premature death. FPG and HDL may be negative whereas triglycerides, LDL, ESR, and CRP positive acute phase reactants terminating with lower prevalence of DM but higher incidence of dyslipidemia in smokers.

Key words: Smoking, fasting plasma glucose,
diabetes mellitus, high density lipoproteins,
triglycerides, low density lipoproteins, dyslipidemia

 

 






 


 

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