Carboxyhemoglobin levels between jogging and non-jogging smokers

The hypothesis that regular jogging diminishes blood carboxyhemoglobin levels was tested, 63 smokers were chosen, when 30 of them regular joggers for 3 years and 33 of them sedentary non-joggers. Blood samples were taken and carbon monoxide levels measured by a gas chromatograph. Results showed that...

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Published inExperientia Vol. 36; no. 12; p. 1397
Main Author Kam, J K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland 15.12.1980
Subjects
Adult
Carboxyhemoglobin - metabolism
Female
Hemoglobins - metabolism
Humans
Jogging
Male
Running
Smoking
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Summary:The hypothesis that regular jogging diminishes blood carboxyhemoglobin levels was tested, 63 smokers were chosen, when 30 of them regular joggers for 3 years and 33 of them sedentary non-joggers. Blood samples were taken and carbon monoxide levels measured by a gas chromatograph. Results showed that smoking joggers had significantly lower carbon monoxide levels than smoking non-joggers, with values of the former comparable to non-smokers.
ISSN:0014-4754
DOI:10.1007/BF01960119