Can the Accuracy of Home Blood Glucose Monitors be affected by the Received Signal Strength of 900 MHz GSM Mobile Phones?
Background: People who use home blood glucose monitors may use their mobile phones in the close vicinity of medical devices. This study is aimed at investigating the effect of the signal strength of 900 MHz GSM mobile phones on the accuracy of home blood glucose monitors. Methods: Sixty non-diab...
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| author | Eslami J. Ghafaripour F. Mortazavi S. A. R. Mortazavi S. M. J. Shojaei-fard M. B. |
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| description | Background: People who use home blood glucose monitors may use their mobile
phones in the close vicinity of medical devices. This study is aimed at investigating
the effect of the signal strength of 900 MHz GSM mobile phones on the accuracy of
home blood glucose monitors.
Methods: Sixty non-diabetic volunteer individuals aged 21 - 28 years participated
in this study. Blood samples were analyzed for glucose level by using a common blood
glucose monitoring system. Each blood sample was analyzed twice, within ten minutes
in presence and absence of electromagnetic fields generated by a common GSM
mobile phone during ringing. Blood samples were divided into 3 groups of 20 samples
each. Group 1: exposure to mobile phone radiation with weak signal strength. Group2:
exposure to mobile phone radiation with strong signal strength. Group3: exposure to a
switched–on mobile phone with no signal strength.
Results: The magnitude of the changes in the first, second and third group between
glucose levels of two measurements (׀ΔC׀ (were 7.4±3.9 mg/dl, 10.2±4.5 mg/
dl, 8.7±8.4 mg/dl respectively. The difference in the magnitude of the changes between
the 1st and the 3rd groups was not statistically significant. Furthermore, the difference
in the magnitude of the changes between the 2nd and the 3rd groups was not statistically
significant.
Conclusion: Findings of this study showed that the signal strength of 900 MHz
GSM mobile phones cannot play a significant role in changing the accuracy of home
blood glucose monitors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f78978e7cdad41ea8277a658e2bc60ed2022-12-22T01:40:15ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesJournal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering2251-72002251-72002015-12-0154191198Can the Accuracy of Home Blood Glucose Monitors be affected by the Received Signal Strength of 900 MHz GSM Mobile Phones?Eslami J.0Ghafaripour F.1 Mortazavi S. A. R.2Mortazavi S. M. J.3Shojaei-fard M. B.4Lecturer of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranMedical Physics & Medical Engineering Department, School of medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranMedical Student, School of medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranMedical Physics & Medical Engineering Department, School of medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran " | Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation Protection Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranIonizing and Non-ionizing Radiation Protection Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran | Department of Physiology, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, IranBackground: People who use home blood glucose monitors may use their mobile phones in the close vicinity of medical devices. This study is aimed at investigating the effect of the signal strength of 900 MHz GSM mobile phones on the accuracy of home blood glucose monitors. Methods: Sixty non-diabetic volunteer individuals aged 21 - 28 years participated in this study. Blood samples were analyzed for glucose level by using a common blood glucose monitoring system. Each blood sample was analyzed twice, within ten minutes in presence and absence of electromagnetic fields generated by a common GSM mobile phone during ringing. Blood samples were divided into 3 groups of 20 samples each. Group 1: exposure to mobile phone radiation with weak signal strength. Group2: exposure to mobile phone radiation with strong signal strength. Group3: exposure to a switched–on mobile phone with no signal strength. Results: The magnitude of the changes in the first, second and third group between glucose levels of two measurements (׀ΔC׀ (were 7.4±3.9 mg/dl, 10.2±4.5 mg/ dl, 8.7±8.4 mg/dl respectively. The difference in the magnitude of the changes between the 1st and the 3rd groups was not statistically significant. Furthermore, the difference in the magnitude of the changes between the 2nd and the 3rd groups was not statistically significant. Conclusion: Findings of this study showed that the signal strength of 900 MHz GSM mobile phones cannot play a significant role in changing the accuracy of home blood glucose monitors.http://www.jbpe.org/Journal_OJS/JBPE/index.php/jbpe/article/view/448Blood Glucose Self-MonitoringRadio WavesCell Phones |
| spellingShingle | Eslami J. Ghafaripour F. Mortazavi S. A. R. Mortazavi S. M. J. Shojaei-fard M. B. Can the Accuracy of Home Blood Glucose Monitors be affected by the Received Signal Strength of 900 MHz GSM Mobile Phones? Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring Radio Waves Cell Phones |
| title | Can the Accuracy of Home Blood Glucose Monitors be affected by the Received Signal Strength of 900 MHz GSM Mobile Phones? |
| title_full | Can the Accuracy of Home Blood Glucose Monitors be affected by the Received Signal Strength of 900 MHz GSM Mobile Phones? |
| title_fullStr | Can the Accuracy of Home Blood Glucose Monitors be affected by the Received Signal Strength of 900 MHz GSM Mobile Phones? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can the Accuracy of Home Blood Glucose Monitors be affected by the Received Signal Strength of 900 MHz GSM Mobile Phones? |
| title_short | Can the Accuracy of Home Blood Glucose Monitors be affected by the Received Signal Strength of 900 MHz GSM Mobile Phones? |
| title_sort | can the accuracy of home blood glucose monitors be affected by the received signal strength of 900 mhz gsm mobile phones |
| topic | Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring Radio Waves Cell Phones |
| url | http://www.jbpe.org/Journal_OJS/JBPE/index.php/jbpe/article/view/448 |
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