The effect of antioxidant vitamin E in patients with hyperlipidemia in Tikrit city

Abstract

The cross sectional study was designed to investigate the effect of antioxidant vitamin E 400mg daily dose in patients with hJperlipidemia for nine months. The study was performed on 90 patients (36 males and 54 females) from medical clinic in the Al-Qadsia arealTikrit city.
Results: The study was showed the level of triglycerides significantly  decreased after three months of treatment in both female and male, the level of total cholesterol was significantly decline after three months of treatment in female and male, the level of HDl-cholesterol is significant decline after six months of treatment in female and after nine months in male, the level of VlDl-cholesterol is significantly decreased in female after nine months of treatment and after three months in male, while the level of LDL -rcholesterol is significantly decreased after three months of treatment in both female and male. There is some side effect appear in some patients during the course of treatment in study as abdominal pain, gastrointestinal disturbance and fatigue.
CONCLUSION: This study was recorded the significantly decline in triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDl-cholesterol, followed by HDL and VLDL levels in females patients with hyperlipidemic, on the other hand, total cholesterol, triglycerides, VLDL levels showed the greatest reduction followed by LDL, and HDl-cholesterol levels in male patients with hyperlipidemic after using vitamin E in a dose 4}0mglday for nine months.