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Workers exposed to urban stressors and the effects on antidiuretic hormone secretion
T Caciari1, M V Rosati1, C Sacco1
1Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and Orthopedics, Unit of Occupational Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Background:
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether urban pollutants can affect plasma levels of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) in outdoor workers.
Materials And Methods:
We selected 208 subjects, 104 exposed to urban stressors and 104 non exposed to urban stressors. We divided these workers in 3 groups: Group 1 (non-smokers and non-drinkers), Group 2 (smokers and not drinkers) and Group 3 (drinkers and not smokers). The means and standard deviations of ADH were calculated, and a Student's t-test was used to compare means. The data were considered significant at p ≤ 0.05.
Results:
The outdoor workers in Group 1 had significantly reduced plasma levels of ADH. In contrast, the outdoor workers in Groups 2 and 3 had increased plasma levels of ADH. These results were consistent in both men and women.
Conclusions:
The results suggest that urban pollutants may influence the secretion of ADH.
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