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. 2019 Jun 24;9(6):e029490. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029490

Table 2.

Cardiopulmonary and air quality measures

Outcome Measurement method/equipment
Air quality
Black carbon microAeth AE51 Aetholometer (AethLabs)
Particulate matter (2.5) Personal DataRAM pDR-1500 Aerosol Monitor (Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Carbon monoxide EasyLog USB CO Data Logger (Lascar Electronics)
Nicotine Pump with XAD-4 sorbent tube (SKC)
Carbonyls Pump with silica gel sorbent tube (SKC)
Trace elements and poly-aromatic hydrocarbons Leland Legacy Pump with Teflon filter (SKC)
Cardiopulmonary
Heart rate variability Polar H7 chest strap; iPod; Marco Altini’s HRV Logger app
Blood pressure Upper arm automated blood pressure monitor (Omron)
Exhaled carbon monoxide Micro+and piCO Smokerlyzer (Bedfont)
Pulmonary function EasyOne Portable Spriometer (New Diagnostic Design); TremoFlo C-100 Device oscillometer (Thorasys)
Salivary cotinine Saliva
Inflammatory cytokines Nasal mucosa samples using Leukosorb strips (Pall Scientific)
Cotinine; 8-oxo-dG Urine