ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2014
Effect of a brief heat exposure on blood pressure and physical performance of older women living in the community-a pilot-study.
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- Association between weather and hip fracture in adults: a nationwide study in China 198 cities.Archives of osteoporosis · 2023Article
- Factors affecting outdoor physical activity in extreme temperatures in a sub-tropical Chinese urban population: an exploratory telephone survey.BMC public health · 2023Article
- The Effect of Global Warming on Complex Disorders (Mental Disorders, Primary Hypertension, and Type 2 Diabetes).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Physiological and biochemical parameters among a population of bakers exposed to environmental heat.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2022Article
- Social participation and heat-related behavior in older adults during heat waves and on other days.Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2018Article
- Effect of Indoor Temperature on Physical Performance in Older Adults during Days with Normal Temperature and Heat Waves.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Evaluating combined effect of noise and heat on blood pressure changes among males in climatic chamber.Journal of education and health promotion · 2017Article
- Cold homes are associated with poor biomarkers and less blood pressure check-up: English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, 2012-2013.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2016Article
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Abstract
Global climate change is affecting health and mortality, particularly in vulnerable populations. High ambient temperatures decrease blood pressure (BP) in young and middle aged adults and may lead to orthostatic hypotension, increasing the risk of falls in older adults. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a test protocol to investigate BP response and aerobic capacity of older adults in a hot indoor environment. BP response and aerobic capacity were assessed in 26 community-dwelling older women (median age 75.5 years) at a room temperature of either 20 °C or 30 °C. The protocol was well tolerated by all participants. In the 30 °C condition systolic and diastolic BP (median difference 10 and 8 mmHg, respectively) and distance walked in 6 min (median difference 29.3 m) were lower than in the 20 °C condition (all p < 0.01). Systolic BP decreased after standing up from a lying position in the 30 °C (17.4 mmHg) and 20 °C (14.2 mmHg) condition (both p < 0.001). In conclusion, the protocol is feasible in this cohort and should be repeated in older adults with poor physical performance and impaired cardio-vascular response mechanisms. Furthermore, aerobic capacity was reduced after exposure to hot environmental temperatures, which should be considered when recommending exercise to older people during the summer months.
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