Pulmonary Response to Exercise, Woodsmoke, and Acute Sleep Deprivation

Author

Aidan DA McCloy, The University Of MontanaFollow
Joseph A. Sol, The University Of MontanaFollow
John C. Quindry, The University Of MontanaFollow

Graduation Year

2022

Graduation Month

May

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science

School or Department

Biological Sciences, Division of

Major

Biology – Human Biological Sciences

Faculty Mentor Department

Health and Human Performance

Faculty Mentor

Dr. John C Quindry

Faculty Reader(s)

John Quindry; Jo Sol

Keywords

woodsmoke, sleep, wildland, fire

Subject Categories

Anatomy | Life Sciences

Abstract

Our laboratory studied the combined effects of smoke exposure, exercise, and sleep deprivation to better understand the causes of the long-term deleterious health effects of woodsmoke in at risk populations, such as wildland firefighters. The purpose of this paper is to report on the results of our pulmonary function tests (PFT). Ten recreationally active male participants (age = 24±4 yrs.; height = 185.2±3.9 cm; weight = 85.7±9.4 kg; VO2max = 46.8.7±.7 ml∙min¯¹∙kg¯¹; body fat = 12.6±6.7 %) performed two separate 45-minute stationary bicycle workouts (70% VO2max) while exposed to woodsmoke particulate matter <2.5um (PM2.5) at a concentration of 250μg/m3. One trial was performed on 8 hours of sleep and the other on 4 hours of sleep. Duplicate pulmonary data for key dependent measures of PFT (FVC, FEV1%, MVV) taken before and after each workout showed no statistically significant differences between trials or across trials when examined by a two-way ANOVA analysis (FVC time p = 0.949, trial p=0.919, time-trial p=0.837; FEV1 time p=0.684, trial p=0.769, time-trial p=0.857; FEV1% time p=0.540, trial p=0.712, time-trial p=0.986; MVV time p=0.917, trial p=0.633, time-trial p=0.923). These results are consistent with the literature from participants with normal sleep patterns.1 No alterations in acute measures of pulmonary function were observed in apparently healthy individuals exposed to PM2.5 250μg/m3 of woodsmoke during exercise, nor does acute sleep deprivation alter these results.

Honors College Research Project

Yes

GLI Capstone Project

no

Recommended Citation

McCloy, Aidan DA; Sol, Joseph A.; and Quindry, John C., "Pulmonary Response to Exercise, Woodsmoke, and Acute Sleep Deprivation" (2022). Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts. 395.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/utpp/395