Abstract
Background: Developments in wearable gadgets provides opportunity to measure human physiological parameters withaccuracy and low cost.Objective: To determine the effect of driving stress on heart rate (HR) among professional drivers with a wrist-worn smartband. Cross-sectiona study conducted in . Department of Medicine B.V. Hospital Bahawalpur from November 2018 toDecember 2018.Material and Methods: Thirty professional minivan drivers were recruited, Heart Rate was measured during real-time drivingconditions with Xiaomi Mi Band 3; we also recorded HR of passengers during the journey for comparison.Results: Heart Rate of drivers remained significantly higher as compared to passengers at different times during journey. HRof drivers at 30 min of journeying was 98.8+ 19.4, (P = 0.0001) at 60 min of journeying was 110.8 + 16.7, (P = <0.0001) at 90min of journeying was 133.4 + 22.5, (P = <0.0001) at the end of journeying was 153.9 + 19.1.Conclusion: Driving is a notable stress factor affecting cardiovascular health.
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