Effects of passive cigarette smoking on serum lipid profile, some apolipoproteins and lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase enzyme activity in exposed children

In this study, serum concentration of total cholesterol, triglycerides, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, apolipoproteins A and B as well as plasma lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase [LCAT] activity were assayed in 61 passive cigarette exposed children vs 20 non-exposed children of matched age and sex. The results provided a further evidence for a definite disturbance of lipid metabolism and reduced level of LCAT enzyme activity in the plasma of exposed children is an important contributing risk factor in lipoprotein abnormalities in those children