Inverse Correlation between Serum C-Reactive Protein and Magnesium Levels in Smokers and Nonsmokers.

Background: Smoking plays a key role in increasing the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP).

Aims: To examine inverse correlation between CRP and magnesium levels in smokers and nonsmokers.

Materials And Methods: A total of 192 healthy adult male subjects were included in the present study, out of which 96 were smokers and the remaining 96 were nonsmokers having age range from 20 to 40 years, and all the subjects belonged to District Matyari of Hyderabad.

Evaluation of the effect of smoking on complete blood counts, serum C-reactive protein and magnesium levels in healthy adult male smokers.

Objective: To examine the effect of smoking on complete blood count, serum C-reactive protein and magnesium levels in male smokers.

Methods: The prospective case-control study was conducted in two villages of Matiari district in rural Sindh, Pakistan, from July to December 2013, and comprised healthy adult male smokers and an equal number of matching non-smokers as controls.The complete blood count, serum C-reactive protein and magnesium levels in all the subjects were measured to assess the effect of smoking on these parameters.

Effect of smoking on serum xanthine oxidase and malondialdehyde levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of smoking on blood levels of xanthine oxidase and malondialdehyde in acute myocardial infarction patients.

Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted from June to November 2013 and comprised myocardial infarction in-patients at Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Hospital, Jamshoro, and Isra University Hospital, Hyderabad. Serum samples from age and gender matched smoking and non-smoking patients were investigated for the levels of xanthine oxidase and malondialdehyde by kit methods.