Assessment of Renal Function Tests and Lipid Profiles among Apparently Healthy Adult Male Khat-Chewers and Non-Khat Chewers in Dilla Town, Southern Ethiopia. A Comparative Cross-sectional Study
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2024-08-23
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Addis Ababa University
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Chewing khat, ‘Catha edulis’ is becoming more common in our society with increased harmful health effects, such as lipid metabolism disorder and impaired renal function that are highly associated with acute myocardial infarction. It was categorized as a substance of abuse by the WHO. There is a scarcity of data and contradictory findings on this topic
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Khat, Catha edulis, Lipid profiles, Renal function tests