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Effect of automobile exhaust on pulmonary function tests among traffic police personnel in Kashmir valley

BACKGROUND: Automobile exhaust is an important cause of air pollution, which is a leading health menace and is growing perpetually. Traffic police personnel are exposed to automobile exhaust more than anyone else, and the resulting lung involvement may be asymptomatic. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This ob...

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Autores principales: Naik, Muzafar, Amin, Aabid, Gani, Mehfooza, Bhat, Tariq Ahmed, Wani, Abdul Ahad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9053919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35259793
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_323_21
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author Naik, Muzafar
Amin, Aabid
Gani, Mehfooza
Bhat, Tariq Ahmed
Wani, Abdul Ahad
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description BACKGROUND: Automobile exhaust is an important cause of air pollution, which is a leading health menace and is growing perpetually. Traffic police personnel are exposed to automobile exhaust more than anyone else, and the resulting lung involvement may be asymptomatic. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This observational cross-sectional study was conducted among 136 traffic police personnel, aged 18–59 years, working for more than 6 months in the traffic police of Kashmir valley. In addition, 140 age- and sex-matched, healthy unexposed Kashmiri’s served as controls. Pulmonary functions were measured by RMS Helios 401 PC based spirometer. RESULTS: Sixteen (11.2%) out of 136 traffic police personnel had abnormal pulmonary function test (PFT) as compared to 5 (3.6%) out of 140 controls. Traffic police personnel’s had significantly declined forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV 1) and forced vital capacity. Eight (5.8%) had obstructive, 7 (5.1%) had restrictive, and 1 (0.7%) traffic police personnel had mixed pattern on PFT. Duration of exposure to automobile exhaust of more than 10 years was significantly associated with pulmonary function abnormality (P = 0.038). CONCLUSION: Air pollution due to automobile exhaust may be the factor responsible for pulmonary function abnormalities in traffic police personnel. Besides protective measures during duty hours, traffic police personnel should be subjected to periodic assessment of their lung functions.
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spelling pubmed-90539192022-04-30 Effect of automobile exhaust on pulmonary function tests among traffic police personnel in Kashmir valley Naik, Muzafar Amin, Aabid Gani, Mehfooza Bhat, Tariq Ahmed Wani, Abdul Ahad Lung India Original Article BACKGROUND: Automobile exhaust is an important cause of air pollution, which is a leading health menace and is growing perpetually. Traffic police personnel are exposed to automobile exhaust more than anyone else, and the resulting lung involvement may be asymptomatic. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This observational cross-sectional study was conducted among 136 traffic police personnel, aged 18–59 years, working for more than 6 months in the traffic police of Kashmir valley. In addition, 140 age- and sex-matched, healthy unexposed Kashmiri’s served as controls. Pulmonary functions were measured by RMS Helios 401 PC based spirometer. RESULTS: Sixteen (11.2%) out of 136 traffic police personnel had abnormal pulmonary function test (PFT) as compared to 5 (3.6%) out of 140 controls. Traffic police personnel’s had significantly declined forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV 1) and forced vital capacity. Eight (5.8%) had obstructive, 7 (5.1%) had restrictive, and 1 (0.7%) traffic police personnel had mixed pattern on PFT. Duration of exposure to automobile exhaust of more than 10 years was significantly associated with pulmonary function abnormality (P = 0.038). CONCLUSION: Air pollution due to automobile exhaust may be the factor responsible for pulmonary function abnormalities in traffic police personnel. Besides protective measures during duty hours, traffic police personnel should be subjected to periodic assessment of their lung functions. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022 2022-02-28 /pmc/articles/PMC9053919/ /pubmed/35259793 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_323_21 Text en Copyright: © 2022 Indian Chest Society https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Bhat, Tariq Ahmed
Wani, Abdul Ahad
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title_short Effect of automobile exhaust on pulmonary function tests among traffic police personnel in Kashmir valley
title_sort effect of automobile exhaust on pulmonary function tests among traffic police personnel in kashmir valley
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9053919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35259793
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_323_21
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