ArticleSaudi journal of biological sciences2020
Association between cigarette & shisha smoking and the severity of polycythemia: A cross sectional study.
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- Comparative Effects of Cigarette and Hookah Smoking on Oral Microbiota Composition and Blood Indices in Young Adult Males.FASEB bioAdvances · 2026Article
- Impact of smoking hookah and cigarettes on hematological and biochemical profiles in the Iranian population.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Article
- Hematological Parameters in Young Users of Heated Tobacco Products in Poland-A Case-Control Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Association between smoking and anemia in adult women in Peru: analysis of a national survey (ENDES) 2023.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Characterization of primary and secondary polycythemia among Palestinian blood donors in the West bank.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Comprehensive assessment of dietary micronutrient profiles and their effects on hemoglobin levels and anemia: provincial nutrition and health monitoring.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Predictive Value of Smoking Index Combined with NT-proBNP for Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Chronic Lung Disease: A Retrospective Study.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2024Article
- Polycythemia-Related Proliferative Ischemic Retinopathy Managed with Smoking Cessation: A Case Report.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Anemia prevalence, severity, types, and correlates among adult women and men in a multiethnic Iranian population: the Khuzestan Comprehensive Health Study (KCHS).BMC public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Tobacco cigarette smoking is assumed to be a key reason of death all over the world. Smoking had both severe as well long-lasting effects on hematological constraints. As per the data available from World Health Organization, every year nearly 5 million individuals die around the world due to the diseases triggered by smoking. Cigarette smoking is linked with an elevated risk of cardiovascular diseases. To examine the association between shisha or cigarette smoking and the severity of polycythemia, present study is a cross-sectional organized at King Saud University Medical City during the period from October 2017 to April 2018. Participants were patients who have hemoglobin level above 160 g/L on multiple reading in KSUMC between May 2015-February 2018. The sample size (227 patients) was computed on single proportion formula, Data were collected through questionnaires and from medical record of the patients. A pilot study was conducted to evaluate the validity of the questionnaire. A statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 21.0 version. A p-value of ≤ 0.05 considered as statistically significant. Out of 227 study subjects, 86 (37.8%) were smokers, (61.6%) were cigarette smokers while (29%), shisha smokers. Total (9.3%) were smoking both cigarette and Shisha. 29% patients had high normal hemoglobin between the ranges of (160-168 g/L), 17.6% patients had pre-polycythemic hemoglobin between the range of (169-171 g/L) and 53% patients were having polycythemic hemoglobin (>172 g/L). The hemoglobin level in non-smokers was 168.74 g/L, hemoglobin level in cigarette smokers was170.7 g/L, hemoglobin level in shisha smokers was 171.4 g/L while hemoglobin level in those who smokes both cigarette and shisha was 175 g/L. Smoking has adverse effects on hemoglobin. Shisha or cigarette Smoking is associated with increase in the hemoglobin levels and the severity of polycythemia. The findings may help in raising the awareness of tobacco smokers.
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