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| ID Number | 2580 | |
| Study Type | Human / Provocation | |
| Model | Studies of idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields in human subjects exposed to 900 MHz. | |
| Details | AUTHORS' ABSTRACT: Andrianome et al. (IEEE #6347): Individuals who suffer from idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields (IEI-EMF) complain of a variety of adverse health effects. Troubled sleep remains a recurrent and common symptom in IEI-EMF individuals. Melatonin, a circadian hormone, plays a major role in the sleep process. In this study, we compared levels of melatonin between a sensitive group (IEI-EMF, n = 30) and a non-sensitive control group (non IEI-EMF, n = 25) without exposure to electromagnetic sources. Three questionnaires were used to evaluate the subjective quality and sleep quantity: the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Spiegel Sleep Inventory. Melatonin was quantified in saliva and its major metabolite 6-sulfatoxymelatonin (aMT6s) in urine. Melatonin levels were compared by a two-way analysis of variance at various times between the control and IEI-EMF group. Despite significantly different sleep scores between the two groups, with a lower score in the IEI-EMF group (P<0.001), no statistical difference was found between the two groups for saliva melatonin (P>0.05) and urine aMT6s (P>0.05). |
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| Findings | No Effects | |
| Status | Completed With Publication | |
| Principal Investigator | INERIS, Verneuil-en-Halatte, France | |
| Funding Agency | ????? | |
| Country | FRANCE | |
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