Abstract
Introduction: Anxiety and depression describe abnormal genetics and environment as relevant risk factors. Among these, exposure to tobacco smoke is recognized to generate oxidative stress and even passive smoking can change inflammatory markers (cytokines) in at least 3 hours from exposure.
Aim: To quantify possible factors of oxidative stress production in passive and active smokers diagnosed with mixed anxious-depressive disorder (MADD).
Methods: Descriptive and factorial analysis of the biochemical (malondialdehide -MDA, vitamin C, uric acid-UA, total cholesterol, triglyceride, creatinine) parameters of 10/31 +- active and passive/active smokers with MADD, with correlations between oxidative stress, anxiety, and nicotine dependence.
Quantifying the possible factors of oxidative stress production in passive and active smoking.
Results: Passive smoking added higher oxidative stress and levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides (Table I).
Higher anxiety scores were revealed when both active and passive smoking, due to more intense oxidative stress.
Table I. Descriptive statistics of the biochemical parameters in active and passive smokers with MADD
Conclusions: Higher values for the MDA oxidative stress marker were found in severe anxiety patients with both active and passive smoking.
Footnotes
Cite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2021; 58: Suppl. 65, PA2437.
This abstract was presented at the 2021 ERS International Congress, in session “Prediction of exacerbations in patients with COPD”.
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