Evaluation of Renal Function Tests and Electrolytes in Iraqi Males with Repeated Smoking and Alcohol Abuse

• Published in: Medical Journal of Babylon Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 415 - 420
• Main Authors: Marouf, Esraa Abd Al-Karim, Jameel, Nabaa Qais, Moulood, Iman Fouad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.04.2024
• ISSN: 1812-156X; 2312-6760
• DOI: 10.4103/MJBL.MJBL_1369_23

Abstract Background: Wrong lifestyles such as smoking and drinking alcohol all lead to negative effects. Moreover, smoking is one of the most dangerous effects on people’s health, and it is considered one of the motives for slow suicide in humans, due to its consist deadly compounds and drinking alcohol has a dangerous effects too on people’s health. Objective: Is to estimate the variables at kidney function tests (uric acid, creatinine, and urea) and electrolytes like Na + , K + , and Cl − ) in Iraqi male smokers. The major goal research is to check the variation on kidney function tests (uric acid, creatinine, and urea) and electrolytes like Na + , K + , and Cl − ) in Iraqi alcoholic smokers males. Materials and Methods: This research carried out on 115 specimens of alcoholic smoker person’s sera bloods and nonalcoholic smoker persons from Iraqi males. Some kidney functions and electrolytes were determined included: uric acid, creatinine, and urea of kidney functions beside to sodium, potassium, and chloride of the electrolytes. Results: In this study, the results showed that affect smoking and alcohol consumption on kidney role was shown by the sera contents of urea, creatinine, uric acid, and urea values as it was observed that the sera contents of uric acid, creatinine, and urea were higher within alcoholic smokers persons compared with the blood specimens of the control group. The contents ranged of uric acid (5.99–9.25), creatinine (0.78–1.2), and urea contents were ranged between 26.3 and 30.03 of alcoholic smoker specimens. While the same markers in nonalcoholic smoker specimens (control group) were as following: uric acid (5.11), creatinine (0.69), and urea values (27.9) sequentially. Conclusion: There are a significant difference in serum Na + , K + , and Cl − in alcoholic smokers when compared to controls, also there are a significant difference in uric acid, urea, and creatinine levels.