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Cardio-Respiratory Effects of Air Pollution in a Panel Study of Outdoor Physical Activity and Health in Rural Older Adults.
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ABSTRACT: Objective
To examine cardio-respiratory effects of air pollution in rural older adults exercising outdoors.Methods
Adults 55 and over completed measurements of blood pressure, peak expiratory flow and oximetry daily, and of heart rate variability, endothelial function, spirometry, fraction of exhaled nitric oxide and urinary oxidative stress markers weekly, before and after outdoor exercise, for 10 weeks. Data were analyzed using linear mixed effect models.Results
Pooled estimates combining 2013 (n?=?36 participants) and 2014 (n?=?41) indicated that an interquartile increase in the air quality health index (AQHI) was associated with a significant (P?ConclusionsWe observed acute subclinical adverse effects of air pollution in rural older adults exercising outdoors.
SUBMITTER: Stieb DM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5374748 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Cardio-Respiratory Effects of Air Pollution in a Panel Study of Outdoor Physical Activity and Health in Rural Older Adults.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 20170401 4
<h4>Objective</h4>To examine cardio-respiratory effects of air pollution in rural older adults exercising outdoors.<h4>Methods</h4>Adults 55 and over completed measurements of blood pressure, peak expiratory flow and oximetry daily, and of heart rate variability, endothelial function, spirometry, fraction of exhaled nitric oxide and urinary oxidative stress markers weekly, before and after outdoor exercise, for 10 weeks. Data were analyzed using linear mixed effect models.<h4>Results</h4>Pooled ...[more]
