@article{ref1,
title="Anthropometric parameters, lipid peroxidation and antioxidants in auto-rickshaw drivers",
journal="Journal of basic and clinical physiology and pharmacology",
year="2009",
author="Selvaraj, Palanisamy and Pugalendi, Kodukkur Viswanathan",
volume="20",
number="4",
pages="377-387",
abstract="Anthropometric and several biochemical parameters were estimated in smoking and alcoholic-smoking auto-drivers and compared with normal auto-rickshaw drivers and normal subjects. Auto-drivers had a lower height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) compared with age-matched normal subjects. Plasma thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), total cholesterol, TC/HDL-C ratio, and lactic acid increased significantly and ascorbic acid, alpha-tocopherol, reduced glutathione (GSH), hemoglobin, and HDL-cholesterol decreased significantly in auto-drivers when compared with normal subjects. Total cholesterol and TC/HDL-C ratio increased significantly in smoking auto-drivers; TBARS increased and ascorbic acid, alpha-tocopherol, GSH, and hemoglobin decreased significantly in alcoholic-smoking auto-drivers. Exposure of automobile pollutants associated with habits (cigarette smoking, alcohol) causes profound alterations in the levels of lipid peroxidation, antioxidants, hemoglobin, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, TC/HDL-C ratio and lactic acid.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0792-6855",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}