Serum cholinesterase levels in a sample village population

ABSTRACT

Serum cholinesterase [CHS] levels in a sample village population in Pakistan were estimated. It was found that three in 45 [6.7%] of the subjects had quite low CHS levels whereas six out of 45 subjects [13.3%] had moderately low cholinesterase levels. It is suspected that this low CHS level probably was due to actual exposure or exposure to spray-drift of organophosphorous pesticides used in the agricultural fields