Occupational exposure to urban stressors and effects on atrial natriuretic peptide: preliminary results.
Ann Ig
; 26(6): 537-46, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate whether occupational exposure to low doses of pollutants present in the air of the city selected for the study could cause alterations in the concentration of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in workers from the Municipal Police with outdoor tasks, compared to those with indoor tasks.METHODS:
A total of 208 non-smoking male and female subjects were enrolled and divided on the basis of whether their tasks were mainly outdoors or indoors. The dosage of plasma ANP was carried out on all workers included in the study. Differences between means and frequencies were compared using student's t-test for unpaired data and chi-square test with Yates' correction, and they were considered significant when the p value was <0.05.RESULTS:
Even after the subdivision of the total sample on the basis of sex, mean plasma levels of ANP were higher but not statistically significant in traffic police compared with controls.CONCLUSIONS:
The preliminary results suggest that further studies should be conducted before the influence of urban pollution on ANP could be confirmed or rejected.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Exposição Ocupacional
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Polícia
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Fator Natriurético Atrial
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Poluentes Atmosféricos
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Ig
Assunto da revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália