title: Luteinizing hormone (LH) levels in male workers exposed to urban stressors.
abstract: The aim of the study is to evaluate if occupational exposure to urban stressors could cause alterations in luteinizing hormone (LH) plasma levels in male traffic policemen vs. administrative staff of Municipal Police.After excluding the subjects with the main confounding factors, male traffic police and administrative staff of Municipal Police were matched by age, working life, body mass index (BMI), alcohol drinking habit, cigarette smoking habit and habitual consumption of Italian coffee.In 166 male traffic police mean LH values were significantly higher compared to 166 male administrative employees. The distribution of LH values in traffic police and in administrative employees was statistically significant.Our results suggest that recent exposure to urban stressors (chemical, physical and psycho-social) can alter the plasma concentration of LH. In agreement with our previous research, levels of plasma LH may be used as early biological markers, valuable for the group, used in occupational set before the appearance of the disease.
authors.affiliation: General Office for Military Health-Defence General Staff, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tomao
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tomei
authors.forename: Maria Valeria
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Rosati
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Caciari
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Danese
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gamberale
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vacca
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Palermo
authors.forename: Vincenza
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Anzelmo
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tomei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D015992:Body Mass Index; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology; D007558:Italy; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D016495:Police; D012907:Smoking; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014505:Urban Population; D017132:Workplace / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone