Night heart rate variability and particulate exposures among boilermaker construction workers

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作者
Cavallari, Jennifer M.
Eisen, Ellen A.
Chen, Jiu-Chiuan
Fang, Shona C.
Dobson, Christine B.
Schwartz, Joel
Christiani, David C.
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Environm Hlth, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[2] Univ N Carolina, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol, Chapel Hill, NC USA
[3] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[4] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Boston, MA 02114 USA
关键词
environmental cardiology; heart rate variability; occupational; particulate exposures; welders;
D O I
10.1289/ehp.10019
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
BACKGROUND: Although studies have documented the association between heart rate variability (HRV) and ambient particulate exposures, the association between HRV, especially at night, and Metal-rich, occupational particulate exposures remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: Our goal in this study was to investigate the association between long-duration HRV, including nighttime HRV, and occupational PM2.5 exposures. METHODS: We used 24-hr ambulatory electrocardiograms (ECGs) to monitor 36 male boilermaker welders (mean age of 41 years) over a workday and nonworkday. ECGs were analyzed for HRV in the time domain; rMSSD (square root of the mean squared differences of successive intervals), SDNN (SD of normal-to-normal intervals over entire recording), and SDNNi (SDNN for all 5-min segments) were summarized over 24-hr, day (0730-2130 hours), and night (0000-0700 hours) periods. PM2.5 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter <= 2.5 mu m) exposures were monitored over the workday, and 8-hr time-weighted average concentrations were calculated. We used linear regression to assess the associations between HRV and workday particulate exposures. Matched measurements from a nonworkday were used to control for individual cardiac risk factors. RESULTS: Mean (+/- SD) PM2.5 exposure was 0.73 +/- 0.50 mg/m(3) and ranged from 0.04 to 2.70 mg/m(3). We observed a consistent inverse exposure-response relationship, with a decrease in all HRV measures with increased PM2.5 exposure. However, the decrease was most pronounced at night, where a 1-mg/m(3) increase in PM2.5 was associated with a change of -8.32 [95% confidence interval (CI), -16.29 to -0.35] msec nighttime rMSSD, -14.77 (95% CI, -31.52 to 1.97) msec nighttime SDNN, and -8.37 (95% CI, -17.93 to 1.20) msec nighttime SDNNi, after adjusting for nonworking nighttime HRV, age, and smoking. CONCLUSION: Metal-rich particulate exposures were associated with decreased long-duration HRV, especially at night. Further research is needed to elucidate which particulate metal constituent is responsible for decreased HRV.
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页数:6
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