Study of computerized spirometric parameters of traffic police personnel of Saurashtra region, Gujarat, India
Background and Objectives: Air pollution due to road traffic is a serious health hazard and air quality crisis in cities is mainly due to vehicular emission. Thus the persons who are continuously exposed are at an increased risk. The study was carried out to evaluate the extent of impairment in lung...
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| author | Amit H Makwana Jayesh D Solanki Pradnya A Gokhale Hemant B Mehta Chinmay J Shah Bhakti P Gadhavi |
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| description | Background and Objectives: Air pollution due to road traffic is a serious health hazard and air quality crisis in cities is mainly due to vehicular emission. Thus the persons who are continuously exposed are at an increased risk. The study was carried out to evaluate the extent of impairment in lung function in traffic police personnel compared to matched unexposed control group. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to measure the spirometric parameters of 100 traffic police personnel, aged 20-55 years, working in Saurashtra region, as compared to matched control group, consisting of 100 unexposed males. Measurement of lung volumes and capacities was done with SPIROEXCEL. The statistical analysis was carried out with Graph pad instat 3. Results: Traffic police personnel had significantly declined forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1), slow vital capacity (SVC) and maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV) when compared with predictive normal values, which is probably due to exposure to vehicular exhaust. Comparison of test values between groups showed significantly reduced FVC, MVV and increased FEV1/FVC ratio and insignificantly declined FEV1 and SVC in cases as compared to controls. Traffic personnel with longer duration of exposure showed significantly reduced lung functions than those with shorter duration. Smokers showed lower test values as compared to non-smokers with significance only in unexposed group. Conclusion: The effect of pollution by vehicular exhausts may be responsible for these pulmonary function impairments and traffic police personnel should be offered personal protective or preventive measures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-47abe8d342d248ebb3acb7f8b51cba422022-12-22T01:23:03ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsLung India0970-21130974-598X2015-01-0132545746110.4103/0970-2113.164177Study of computerized spirometric parameters of traffic police personnel of Saurashtra region, Gujarat, IndiaAmit H MakwanaJayesh D SolankiPradnya A GokhaleHemant B MehtaChinmay J ShahBhakti P GadhaviBackground and Objectives: Air pollution due to road traffic is a serious health hazard and air quality crisis in cities is mainly due to vehicular emission. Thus the persons who are continuously exposed are at an increased risk. The study was carried out to evaluate the extent of impairment in lung function in traffic police personnel compared to matched unexposed control group. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to measure the spirometric parameters of 100 traffic police personnel, aged 20-55 years, working in Saurashtra region, as compared to matched control group, consisting of 100 unexposed males. Measurement of lung volumes and capacities was done with SPIROEXCEL. The statistical analysis was carried out with Graph pad instat 3. Results: Traffic police personnel had significantly declined forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1), slow vital capacity (SVC) and maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV) when compared with predictive normal values, which is probably due to exposure to vehicular exhaust. Comparison of test values between groups showed significantly reduced FVC, MVV and increased FEV1/FVC ratio and insignificantly declined FEV1 and SVC in cases as compared to controls. Traffic personnel with longer duration of exposure showed significantly reduced lung functions than those with shorter duration. Smokers showed lower test values as compared to non-smokers with significance only in unexposed group. Conclusion: The effect of pollution by vehicular exhausts may be responsible for these pulmonary function impairments and traffic police personnel should be offered personal protective or preventive measures.http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2015;volume=32;issue=5;spage=457;epage=461;aulast=MakwanaComputerized spirometrylung volumestraffic police personnelvehicular exhaust |
| spellingShingle | Amit H Makwana Jayesh D Solanki Pradnya A Gokhale Hemant B Mehta Chinmay J Shah Bhakti P Gadhavi Study of computerized spirometric parameters of traffic police personnel of Saurashtra region, Gujarat, India Lung India Computerized spirometry lung volumes traffic police personnel vehicular exhaust |
| title | Study of computerized spirometric parameters of traffic police personnel of Saurashtra region, Gujarat, India |
| title_full | Study of computerized spirometric parameters of traffic police personnel of Saurashtra region, Gujarat, India |
| title_fullStr | Study of computerized spirometric parameters of traffic police personnel of Saurashtra region, Gujarat, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study of computerized spirometric parameters of traffic police personnel of Saurashtra region, Gujarat, India |
| title_short | Study of computerized spirometric parameters of traffic police personnel of Saurashtra region, Gujarat, India |
| title_sort | study of computerized spirometric parameters of traffic police personnel of saurashtra region gujarat india |
| topic | Computerized spirometry lung volumes traffic police personnel vehicular exhaust |
| url | http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2015;volume=32;issue=5;spage=457;epage=461;aulast=Makwana |
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