[Prolonged exposure to urban pollutants and arterial blood pressure: a whole evaluation of our researches].

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    • Transliterated Title:
      Esposizione protratta ad inquinanti urbani e pressione arteriosa: una valutazione d’insieme delle nostre ricerche
    • Source:
      Publisher: Societa Editrice Universo Country of Publication: Italy NLM ID: 0372604 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1972-6007 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00099074 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Clin Ter Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Roma : Societa Editrice Universo
    • Subject Terms:
      Urban Population*; Air Pollutants/*adverse effects ; Air Pollution/*adverse effects ; Blood Pressure/*drug effects ; Occupational Exposure/*adverse effects; Environmental Monitoring ; Female ; Humans ; Linear Models ; Male
    • Abstract:
      Aim: A significant relationship between exposure to cadmium and PAHs from urban air pollution and blood pressure has already been found. The aim of the study is to evaluate if other urban pollutants maintain a similar relationship in outdoor workers.
      Materials and Methods: 349 subjects of both sexes were enrolled in the study; we evaluated values of environmental and biological monitoring of respirable dust, arsenic, lead, benzene, toluene, xylene and we measured blood pressure (BP) in upright and in supine position; to analyze data we used multiple linear regression. Also we valued our results in the light of those we have obtained in previous research.
      Results: Multiple linear regression showed no significant results that demonstrate a relationship between BP and these pollutants.
      Conclusions: The results of our study lead to assume that exposure to urban pollutants studied has not connection with blood pressure, and to retain valid the relationship previously observed for cadmium and PAHs, which seem to be the only pollutants that can affect blood pressure.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Biological monitoring; Blood pressure; Environmental monitoring; Outdoor workers; Urban pollution
    • Accession Number:
      0 (Air Pollutants)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20150311 Date Completed: 20161213 Latest Revision: 20181202
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.7417/CT.2015.1803
    • Accession Number:
      25756262