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- * It included 258 participants, with results showing significantly higher urinary metanephrine levels in male traffic policemen versus their control counterparts (p < 0.01).
- * No differences were noted in female traffic policemen compared to controls, while urinary metanephrines were higher in females than males in the control group (p < 0.01), suggesting male traffic policemen's elevated levels may be linked to chronic exposure to urban stressors.
Article Abstract
The aim of the study is to assess whether occupational exposure to urban stressors could cause alterations in urinary metanephrines levels in traffic policemen vs administrative staff of municipal police. A total of 258 subjects were included in the study: 129 traffic policemen exposed to urban stressors (68 males and 61 females) and 129 controls (68 males and 61 females). Urinary metanephrines mean levels were significantly higher in male traffic policemen compared to controls (p < 0.01). No significant differences were in female traffic policemen compared to controls. In the control group, urinary metanephrines mean levels were significantly higher in females compared to males (p < 0.01). There were no significant differences in urinary metanephrines mean levels in female traffic policemen vs male traffic policemen. The increase in urinary metanephrines mean levels observed in male exposed compared to controls could be related to chronic occupational exposure to low doses of chemical, physical and psychosocial urban stressors.
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