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Introduction: A 24 hours long cyclic change in body temperature, ie. body temperature circadian rhythm is used as a marker of other body circadian rhythms.Objectives:To determine circadian rhythm in oral temperature of adult hyperthyroidsat Nyala and Alfashir-western cities, Sudan.Study Design:A descriptive cross-sectional of stratified random sampling.Place and Duration of Study:Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gezira University, Wadmadani, Sudan, from December 2006 to March 2007.Methodology: A sample of thirty clinically diagnosed thyrotoxic cases (females = 29, and a male) of age ranging from 18 to 50 years, attended to Sudanese atomic energy corporation (SAEC) for receiving positively confirmed laboratory tests were enrolled to conduct this study. Early morning and late evening oral temperatures were recorded by the mercury-in-glass thermometer. A questionnaire was used to exclude any other fever conditions. Thyroid hormones, ie. T3, T4, and TSH levels were measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA) at SAEC of Nyala with reference ranges 0.4 -4.4 mIU/L, 0.69 -2.02 nmol/L, and 50 -150 nmol/L for TSH, T3, and T4 respectively. Subjects of T3and T4 values above reference ranges with TSH below reference were considered hyperthyroid. The obtained data were analyzed statistically by the statistical package for the social science programme (SPSS), ie. T-test.Results:Mean oral temperature and circadian rhythm were found to be 37.25 ± 0.34ºC and 0.43 ± 0.30ºC respectively. The effect of sex on mean oral temperature was statistically significant (p = 0.01), whereas age did not show any statistical effect (p = 0.36).Conclusion:The decreased oral temperature circadian rhythm of thyrotoxic patients, confirms that other body functions also abnormallyaffected when body temperature circadian rhythmis abnormal
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The purpose of the present study was to indicate the relationship between health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures, the daily rhythm of oral temperature (OT), and lifestyle. Five-hundred young men volunteered to participate in this study. Their OT, measured using a digital thermometer, was recorded every 2h from the time they woke up to the time they went to sleep for 1 week. The daily rhythm of OT was calculated as a quadratic function using the 1-week data. The HRQOL was measured using the Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey version 2 (SF-36v2). The participants were divided into 3 groups: a high-value group (HG) with ≥ 55 points of each summary score and each subscale score, a middle-value group (MG) with score > 45 and < 55 points, and a low-value group (LG) with score ≤ 45 points. Lifestyle was assessed in terms of eating habits, sleeping and exercise, and the presence of unidentified complaints. At the mental component summary, the OT at the time of waking up and the peak OT in the HG were significantly higher than those in the LG. At the physical and mental component summary, lifestyle in the HG was more favorable. These data suggest that the daily rhythms of OT may reflect the mental health status of an individual. The entraining factors in circadian variation might play a role in improving mental health and reducing unidentified complaints. In conclusion, there appears to be an association between mental health status, lifestyle, and daily rhythms of OT.
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Estratégias destinadas a rápida e drástica redução de peso são comumente adotadas por atletas que competem em eventos de combate esportivo. Portanto, o objetivo do estudo foi determinar o efeito agudo da desidratação induzida por sauna sobre a força e a resistência muscular de atletas de Jiu-jitsu. Onze atletas foram submetidos a um teste de força dinâmica máxima (1RM) no Leg Press nas condições de euhidratação (EH) e desidratação (DES ~2% do peso) induzida por sauna seca. Em um protocolo adicional, seis voluntários dos onze iniciais também foram submetidos a um teste de resistência muscular localizada (número máximo de repetições com 60% de 1RM no exercício supino reto) e a análise de amostragem sanguínea em ambas as condições (EH e DES). A redução na massa corporal de aproximadamente 2,1% não induziu efeito deletério significativo sobre a força dinâmica máxima (EH 307,72 ± 87,7 kg vs. DES 306,27 ± 88,3 kg; P = 0,148) e a resistência muscular localizada (EH = 29 ± 4 repetições; DES = 28 ± 4 repetições; P= 0,180). Embora a desidratação tenha causado uma redução de 7,6 ± 1,5% no volume plasmático, a concentração de bicarbonato sanguíneo não mudou significativamente (27,2 ± 7,5 vs. 27,5 ± 7,2 mEq/L, condições EH e DES, respectivamente). Concluindo, a desidratação moderada induzida por sauna não afetou significativamente a força e a resistência muscular, além de não induzir alterações nas variáveis bioquímicas associadas ao desempenho de endurance.
Athletes who compete in combat sports events commonly adopt strategies aimed to a fast and drastic weight loss. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the acute effect of sauna- induced dehydration on strength and endurance performance of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu athletes. Eleven athletes performed a one-repetition maximum test (1RM) on a Leg Press exercise in two different hydration states, euhydration (EH) and dry sauna-induced dehydration (DES - 2% of body mass). Additionally, six of the eleven athletes were also submitted to a muscle endurance test (the maximum number of repetitions at 60% of 1RM on a bench press exercise). Blood samples were withdrawn from the same subsample in both hydration conditions. An approximate body mass reduction of 2.1% did not induce a significant deleterious effect on either muscular strength (EH 307.72 ± 87.7 kg vs. DES 306.27 ± 88.3 kg; P = 0.148) or endurance (EH = 29 ± 4 repetitions; DES = 28 ± 4 repetition; P = 0.180). Although dehydration has induced a plasma volume reduction of 7.6 + 1%, plasmatic bicarbonate concentration did not change (EH = 27.2 ± 7.5 vs. DES = 27.5 ± 7.2 mEq/L for EH and DES, respectively). In conclusion, sauna-induced moderate dehydration did not significantly affect either muscular strength or endurance. In addition, no changes were induced on biochemical variables related to the endurance performance.
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Humans , Male , Female , Young Adult , Athletes , Athletic Performance , Dehydration , Muscle Strength , Weight Loss , Body Temperature , Plasma VolumeABSTRACT
Twenty four shift workers (8 from a steel industry and 16 from a Government hospital) participated in the study. The subjects were instructed to self-measure oral temperature, 4 6 times a day for about three weeks. Sleep quantity and quality for each subject were analysed with the help of an appropriate inventory. The data were analysed by cosinor and power spectrum methods. The frequency of circadian rhythm detection was in the order of 48% in senior nurses, 29% in steel plant workers and 14% in junior nurses. These were also complemented by the results of power spectrum analysis. Present results suggest that rhythms of subjective fatigue and subjective drowsiness are governed neither by oral temperature oscillator nor by the sleep/wake cycle oscillator. The results show that shift rotation pattern chiefly modulates the circadian time structure of shift workers. It is also suggested that the phenomenon of circadian rhythm desynchronization in oral temperature appears to be independent of per day total sleep length.
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In order to get basic data for preventing heat stroke accident during exercise in a hot environment, we analysed the relation between environmental temperature, and drinking and sweating. We also analyed the effect of water intake on body temperature regulation during exercise.<BR>The environmental temperature started to rise in April, reached the maximumin August, and then decreased. Water intake and sweating increased significantly with increase in WBGT, but there was no correlation between weight loss and WBGT. The rise in body temperature during exercise (0.52±0.080°C) was constant and independent of WBGT. The rise in oral temperature during exercise was affected by the water intake and it was significantly higher when water was not supplied than that with water supply (p<0.001) . Sweat rate was significantly greater when water was supplied than when it was not supplied (p<0.01) .<BR>The above results suggest that the amount of water intake increased with the increase in WBGT, which guarantees the increase in sweating and as a result maintenance of constant oral temperature.<BR>Therefore it is suggested that it is better to supply water during exercise to facilitate evaporative heat loss, which prevent rise in oral temperature.
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The ability of shift workers to estimate timer intervals of short duration was examined. The study included 22 shift workers and 10 diurnally working control subjects. A circadian rhythm in time estimates was documented in control subjects, but it was found to bed disrupted in shift workers. Spectral analysis revealed frequency or circadian component in time estimates to be lower among the shift workers. Furthermore, an interesting relationship was marked between time estimates and oral temperature in 4 control subjects and 6 shift workers in that the time of the closest estimation coincided with the peak time of their body temperature.