Table 4 Comparison of metal concentration with other reported study for cigarette, gutka, Naswar and Mainpuri products (mg/kg) and in blood (mg/L) levels of users. ,

From: Health risk assessment and trace element analysis in tobacco products and user blood samples from urban and rural Karachi

Sample

Cd

Mn

Pb

Zn

Country Name

References

Cigarette

0.39

55.4

2.08

65.0

Different regions of Pakistan

55

0.53*

---

11.56*

---

Different regions of Pakistan

56

0.80

---

3.05

---

Selangor state, Malaysia

57

0.12

---

2.98

13.39

Samaru Area of Zaria, Nigeria

51

Gutka

BDL(< 0.01)

40.27

1.52

27.42

Karachi, Pakistan

58

Gutka

0.82

---

3.77

---

Sindh, Pakistan

59

Mainpuri

1.65

---

8.66

---

Naswar (Snuff)

---

0.1674

0.190

0.1674

KPK. Pakistan

60

Nass

0.71 (0.25–1.17)

--

38.71 (17. 60–57.70)

--

Iran

13

Tobacco snuff

9.7 ± 1.0

--

 

153–172

Nigeria

62

Cigarette

1.035 ± 0.081

49.19 ± 4.11

0.872 ± 0.078

58.7 ± 5.12

Karachi, Pakistan

Present Study

Gutka

1.11 ± 0.21

13.8 ± 1.25

3.08 ± 0.25

19.3 ± 1.76

Mainpuri

0.144 ± 0.01

39.8 ± 3.26

1.01 ± 0.05

15.9 ± 1.23

Naswar

0.547 ± 0.04

1.87 ± 0.03

2.18 ± 0.17

1.89 ± 0.16

Comparison of metal concentration in blood of Cigarette smokers and Gutka, Mainpuri and Naswar users.

Cigarette

**0.74 ± 0.06 (0.0–2.53)

--

3.83 ± 0.37 (0.4–9.5)

--

Iran

63

*0.873

--

0.031

--

Al-Najaf, Iraq

64

*0.00087

0.0115

0.00638

0.0545

Iran

65

*0.00013

0.0125

0.0239

--

Sao Paulo, Brazil

66

*0.00091

--

0.02255

--

Lahore, Pakistan

67

Gutka

*0.00349

--

0.0924

--

Different Regions of Pakistan

59

Mainpuri

*0.00325

--

0.109

--

Naswar (Snuff)

*> 0.12

--

> 0.1

--

Different Regions of Pakistan

68

Cigarette Smoker

*0.233

11.1

0.197

13.3

Karachi, Pakistan

Present Work

Gutka

*0.172

2.14

0.477

2.99

Mainpuri

*0.022

6.16

0.156

2.46

Naswar

*0.085

0.289

0.337

0.293

  1. *The values are average of local and imported cigarette.
  2. *mg/L, **µg/dL.