| Activity patterns in a panel of outdoor workers exposed to oxidant pollution. | |
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PMID: 1824327 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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We investigated summer activity patterns in a panel of volunteers drawn from a population segment with potentially high exposure to ambient oxidant pollution. The subjects were 15 men and 5 women aged 19-50, all of whom worked outdoors in the Los Angeles area at least 10 hr per week. The general approach was to (i) calibrate the relationship between ventilation rate (VR) and heart rate (HR) for each subject in controlled exercise; (ii) have subjects monitor their own normal activities with diaries and electronic HR recorders; (iii) estimate VR from HR recordings; and (iv) relate VR with diary descriptions of activities. Calibration data were fit to the equation log (VR) = (intercept) + (slope x HR), intercept and slope being determined separately for each individual to provide a specific equation to predict her/his VR from measured HR. Individuals' correlation coefficients relating log (VR) with HR ranged from 0.83 to 0.95. Subjects monitored themselves for three 24-hr periods during one week, including their most active work day and their most active non-work day. They wore Heart Watch(R) athletic training instruments which recorded HR once per minute; and recorded each change in their activity, location, or breathing rate in diaries. Breathing rates were classified as sleep, slow (like slow or normal walking), medium (like fast walking), or fast (like running). Diaries showed that sleep occupied about 33% of subject's time, slow activity 59%, medium 7%, and fast 1%. Fast activity was reported only at leisure, never at work. For the group, arithmetic means and standard deviations of predicted VR were 7 +/- 3 L/min for sleep, 12 +/- 7 for slow activity, 14 +/- 8 for medium, and 44 +/- 36 for fast. For the group and for most individuals, distributions of predicted VR within a given activity level (breathing rate) were approximately lognormal, with many values in a narrow range below the arithmetic mean and fewer values in a broader range above it. In the most active individuals, predicted VR exceeded 100 L/min for a total of 5 to 30 min during the three days. These data should prove useful in estimating outdoor workers' inhaled doses of ambient pollutants at existing or projected levels of air quality. Activity diary records are of significant value in pollutant dose estimation, but concurrent heart rate recording improves the estimates substantially. |
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Authors:
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D A Shamoo; T R Johnson; S C Trim; D E Little; W S Linn; J D Hackney |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of exposure analysis and environmental epidemiology Volume: 1 ISSN: 1053-4245 ISO Abbreviation: J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol Publication Date: 1991 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1992-10-22 Completed Date: 1992-10-22 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9111438 Medline TA: J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 423-38 Citation Subset: IM; S |
Affiliation:
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Environmental Health Service, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, Downey, California. |
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Adult Air Pollutants / analysis* Female Heart Rate Humans Los Angeles Male Medical Records Middle Aged Monitoring, Physiologic / methods Oxidants / analysis* Physical Exertion* Regression Analysis Respiration |
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0/Air Pollutants; 0/Oxidants |
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