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Effects of polluted air on cardiovascular and hematological parameters after progressive maximal aerobic exercise.
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- The Acute Effects of Exercising in Air Pollution: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Pooled it
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- High Levels of PM10 Reduce the Physical Activity of Professional Soccer Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Influence and Mechanisms of Action of Environmental Stimuli on Work Near and Above the Severe Domain Boundary (Critical Power).Sports medicine - open · 2022Review
- Air Pollutants Reduce the Physical Activity of Professional Soccer Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- HSP70 as a biomarker of the thin threshold between benefit and injury due to physical exercise when exposed to air pollution.Cell stress & chaperones · 2021Review
- The Diamond League athletic series: does the air quality sparkle?International journal of biometeorology · 2021Article
- Can vitamin C supplementation reverse the effects of exercise training in polluted air on oxidative stress markers? A randomized controlled trial.ARYA atherosclerosis · 2021Article
- Blood markers among residents from a coal mining area.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
- Reaction of the Organisms of Young Football Players to City Smog in the Sports Training.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Chemical composition of PMJournal of environmental health science & engineering · 2019Article
- Responses of healthy young males to fine-particle exposure are modified by exercise habits: a panel study.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2018Article
- Relationship Between Air Quality and Outdoor Exercise Behavior in China: a Novel Mobile-Based Study.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2017Article
- The prevalence of HTLV-1 and its Co-Infection with HCV, HBV and HIV in Hemophilic patients.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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8 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
purposeExercising or doing physical activity in polluted air could expose a person to the adverse health effects of air pollution. This study aimed to compare the cardiovascular and hematologic indices following an incremental exercise test (shuttle run) under clean versus polluted air conditions.
methodsNineteen male athletes aged 21-27 years were assigned to either a trained athletes group (TA, n = 10) or a complete training cessation/detrained athletes group (DA, n = 9) at least 3-4 months after their competitive season. All participants performed the multi-stage shuttle run test on two separate days in either polluted air (37.4 carbon monoxide part per million) or clean air (2.5 carbon monoxide part per million) condition.
resultsWhen compared to the clean air environment, progressive incremental exercise in polluted air condition significantly (p < .05) decreased maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), red blood cell count, and hematocrit for both TA and DA groups. Meanwhile, the participants' mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean red blood cell volume, white blood cells, and platelets in these two groups increased significantly (p < .05) when they were exercised in the polluted air ambiance. Maximal heart rate and heart rate recovery showed significant (p = .04) increases only in the DA group. However, hemoglobin concentration remained unchanged in both groups.
conclusionAcute exposure to high concentrations of pollutants during exercise resulted in decline in cardiovascular functions and hematological parameters in healthy athletes.
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