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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors In Women Working In A Tobacco Plant, Bahatti̇n Adam, Abdulkeri̇m Bedi̇r, Cumhur Kilinç, Şennur Arslan, Muhli̇se Alvur

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

To estimate the effect of exposure to tobacco dust on lipid parameters that increase the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), 70 female workers were selected from the tobacco processing section of a tobacco plant, and 55 women were selected from the administration selection as the controls. The subjects were homogeneous in terms of primary and secondary risk factors such as age, alcohol intake, menstrual status, physical activity, diet, familial hyperlipidemia and heart disease. They were divided into two subgroups, smokers and nonsmokers. Venous blood and morning urine samples were simultaneously taken from workers after a 12-14 h period without food …