Evaluation of spiro metric parameters in traffic police men in a Metropolitan City
Introduction: Air pollution is a major environment related health threat. Air quality crisis in Indian cities is mainly due to emission from vehicles which include various particles and gases from vehicular emission. Traffic policemen who work in the busy traffic signal areas for years together are...
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| author | Santosh Rohidas Bokre Sangita Deshpande Anil Raosaheb Waghmare Anjali Shete |
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| description | Introduction: Air pollution is a major environment related health threat. Air quality crisis in Indian cities is mainly due to emission from vehicles which include various particles and gases from vehicular emission. Traffic policemen who work in the busy traffic signal areas for years together are constantly exposed to this pollutant making them susceptible to its adverse effects, like respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Objectives: To compare different parameters of pulmonary function test (PFT) between non-smoker controls and non-smoker traffic policemen, and also between smoker controls and smoker traffic policemen. Methods: This study was carried out in Department of Physiology among the government servants not exposed to traffic pollution and traffic policemen exposed to vehicular pollution. PFT was conducted in both these groups and parameters like vital capacity (VC), FEV1-force expiratory volume at the end of 1 second, ratio of forced expiratory volume at first second to forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC%), mid-expiratory flow rate (FEV25-75%) and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) were measured and compared between these two groups. Results: In the present study, traffic policemen (non smoker) showed a statistically significant reduction in VC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC%, FEV25-75, and PEFR compared to controls (non smoker) whereas traffic policemen (smoker) showed a statistically significant reduction in VC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC%, FEV25-75%, and PEFR compared to controls (smoker). Conclusion: Significant reduction in all the parameters in traffic policemen compared to control group proves that preventive measures like pollution masks, regular breathing exercises, etc., have to be implemented at the workplace to reduce health hazards of continuous exposure to traffic dust. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-63fc84d3826e4fe68f7b1810e8e0f6bf2024-04-01T13:01:51ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsMedical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth2589-83022589-83102023-01-0116817818210.4103/mjdrdypu.mjdrdypu_133_22Evaluation of spiro metric parameters in traffic police men in a Metropolitan CitySantosh Rohidas BokreSangita DeshpandeAnil Raosaheb WaghmareAnjali SheteIntroduction: Air pollution is a major environment related health threat. Air quality crisis in Indian cities is mainly due to emission from vehicles which include various particles and gases from vehicular emission. Traffic policemen who work in the busy traffic signal areas for years together are constantly exposed to this pollutant making them susceptible to its adverse effects, like respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Objectives: To compare different parameters of pulmonary function test (PFT) between non-smoker controls and non-smoker traffic policemen, and also between smoker controls and smoker traffic policemen. Methods: This study was carried out in Department of Physiology among the government servants not exposed to traffic pollution and traffic policemen exposed to vehicular pollution. PFT was conducted in both these groups and parameters like vital capacity (VC), FEV1-force expiratory volume at the end of 1 second, ratio of forced expiratory volume at first second to forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC%), mid-expiratory flow rate (FEV25-75%) and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) were measured and compared between these two groups. Results: In the present study, traffic policemen (non smoker) showed a statistically significant reduction in VC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC%, FEV25-75, and PEFR compared to controls (non smoker) whereas traffic policemen (smoker) showed a statistically significant reduction in VC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC%, FEV25-75%, and PEFR compared to controls (smoker). Conclusion: Significant reduction in all the parameters in traffic policemen compared to control group proves that preventive measures like pollution masks, regular breathing exercises, etc., have to be implemented at the workplace to reduce health hazards of continuous exposure to traffic dust.http://www.mjdrdypv.org/article.asp?issn=2589-8302;year=2023;volume=16;issue=8;spage=178;epage=182;aulast=Bokrenon smokerspulmonary function testsmokerstraffic policemen |
| spellingShingle | Santosh Rohidas Bokre Sangita Deshpande Anil Raosaheb Waghmare Anjali Shete Evaluation of spiro metric parameters in traffic police men in a Metropolitan City Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth non smokers pulmonary function test smokers traffic policemen |
| title | Evaluation of spiro metric parameters in traffic police men in a Metropolitan City |
| title_full | Evaluation of spiro metric parameters in traffic police men in a Metropolitan City |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of spiro metric parameters in traffic police men in a Metropolitan City |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of spiro metric parameters in traffic police men in a Metropolitan City |
| title_short | Evaluation of spiro metric parameters in traffic police men in a Metropolitan City |
| title_sort | evaluation of spiro metric parameters in traffic police men in a metropolitan city |
| topic | non smokers pulmonary function test smokers traffic policemen |
| url | http://www.mjdrdypv.org/article.asp?issn=2589-8302;year=2023;volume=16;issue=8;spage=178;epage=182;aulast=Bokre |
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