Disturbances in the blood due to driving.
Tests to examine changes in glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides and free fatty acids in the blood, in the first quarter hour of driving have been carried out. Statistically significant positive changes of glucose and cholesterol were found. High negative percentage change in triglycerides, though not statistically significant, were recorded. As travel without the expenditure of energy is abnormal to the body, these changes in the blood cause deleterious effects on the metabolic system.
D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
D001786:Blood Glucose; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol