Maximum Aerobic Capacity of Underground Coal Miners in India
Joint Authors
Biswas, Rajib
Dey, Netai Chandra
Saha, Ratnadeep
Samanta, Amalendu
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-09-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Miners fitness test was assessed in terms of determination of maximum aerobic capacity by an indirect method following a standard step test protocol before going down to mine by taking into consideration of heart rates (Telemetric recording) and oxygen consumption of the subjects (Oxylog-II) during exercise at different working rates.
Maximal heart rate was derived as 220−age.
Coal miners reported a maximum aerobic capacity within a range of 35–38.3 mL/kg/min.
It also revealed that oldest miners (50–59 yrs) had a lowest maximal oxygen uptake (34.2±3.38 mL/kg/min) compared to (42.4±2.03 mL/kg/min) compared to (42.4±2.03 mL/kg/min) the youngest group (20–29 yrs).
It was found to be negatively correlated with age (r=−0.55 and −0.33 for younger and older groups respectively) and directly associated with the body weight of the subjects (r=0.57 – 0.68, P≤0.001).
Carriers showed maximum cardio respiratory capacity compared to other miners.
Indian miners VO2max was found to be lower both compared to their abroad mining counterparts and various other non-mining occupational working groups in India.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Saha, Ratnadeep& Dey, Netai Chandra& Samanta, Amalendu& Biswas, Rajib. 2011. Maximum Aerobic Capacity of Underground Coal Miners in India. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Saha, Ratnadeep…[et al.]. Maximum Aerobic Capacity of Underground Coal Miners in India. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Saha, Ratnadeep& Dey, Netai Chandra& Samanta, Amalendu& Biswas, Rajib. Maximum Aerobic Capacity of Underground Coal Miners in India. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-455871