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01.01.2012 | Original Article

Effects of fine particulate on heart rate variability in Beijing: a panel study of healthy elderly subjects

verfasst von: Xiaofeng Jia, Xiaoming Song, Masayuki Shima, Kenji Tamura, Furong Deng, Xinbiao Guo

Erschienen in: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health | Ausgabe 1/2012

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to investigate the effects of ambient fine particulate (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 μm or less, PM_2.5) exposure within several minutes on Heart Rate Variability (HRV) of the healthy elderly subjects in the general environments (indoor and outdoor).

Methods

This study is conducted by measuring the real-time indoor and outdoor exposure variables (PM_2.5, Temperature, and relative humidity) and heart rate variability (HRV), a marker of cardiac autonomic function measured by 24-h ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring in a panel of 30 healthy elderly subjects in Beijing. Associations between personal 5-min PM_2.5 concentrations and concurrent 5-min HRV frequency indices are investigated using the mixed linear model.

Results

High Frequency (HF) and Low Frequency (LF) increase, respectively by 1.30% (95% CI, 0.16–2.45%) and 1.34% (95% CI, 0.38–2.30%) per 10 μg/m³ increases of PM_2.5 in the polled data analysis after the potential confounders are adjusted. When the indoor and outdoor periods are separated, positive associations are found between PM_2.5 and HRV when the subjects are indoors; however, there is no association when the subjects are outdoors.

Conclusions

We conclude that PM_2.5 exposure within several minutes leads to increases of HRV of the healthy older subjects, which may increase the cardiac risks. Prominent effect of PM_2.5 on HRV is found when they are indoors, while the effect is not obvious in outdoor environment.

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Titel: Effects of fine particulate on heart rate variability in Beijing: a panel study of healthy elderly subjects
verfasst von: Xiaofeng Jia
Xiaoming Song
Masayuki Shima
Kenji Tamura
Furong Deng
Xinbiao Guo
Publikationsdatum: 01.01.2012
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health / Ausgabe 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0340-0131
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1246
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-011-0646-3

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Effects of fine particulate on heart rate variability in Beijing: a panel study of healthy elderly subjects

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