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- Title
Does short-term air pollution exposure have effects on blood pressure and heart rate in healthy women in the city of Niš, Serbia?
- Authors
Stanković, Aleksandra; Nikolić, Maja; Bogdanović, Dragan; Apostolović, Marija Anđelković; Anđelković Apostolović, Marija
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>Epidemiological research has shown that air pollution is associated with cardiovascular events, but little is known about short-term effects on blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) in Serbian population. The present study assessed the short-term association between black smoke (BS) and sulphur dioxide (SO2) levels in urban air and the daily values of blood pressure and heart rate in 98 healthy nonsmoking female volunteers.<bold>Methods: </bold>Generalized regression model was fitted controlling for temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, season, and the day of the week.<bold>Results: </bold>There was no association between short-term air pollution exposure and BP and HR, the exposure showed a tendency toward a decrease of diastolic BP and HR, but with no statistical significance.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>The present findings did not support the conclusion that current levels of ambient BS and SO2 may have an effect on blood pressure and heart rate in women.
- Subjects
SERBIA; SULFUR compounds analysis; AIR pollution; BLOOD pressure; HEART beat; METROPOLITAN areas; SMOKE; TIME; ENVIRONMENTAL exposure
- Publication
Central European Journal of Public Health, 2018, Vol 26, Issue 4, p310
- ISSN
1210-7778
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.21101/cejph.a5104