Anxiety associated with parachute jumping as the cause of blood red-ox balance impairment.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the effect of anxiety associated with parachute jumps on selected redox balance parameters in regular soldiers from airborne forces. The study allows estimating whether the paratroopers exposed to high level of mental stress are simultaneously under severe oxidative stress.

Methods: The investigations were carried out on 46 professional soldiers from airborne forces divided into groups depending on the number of performed parachute jumps.