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The Functional States of the Participants of a Marine Arctic Expedition with Different Levels of Vitamin D in Blood

Version 1 : Received: 17 April 2023 / Approved: 17 April 2023 / Online: 17 April 2023 (10:21:49 CEST)

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Simonova, N.; Kirichek, M.; Trofimova, A.A.; Korneeva, Y.; Trofimova, A.N.; Korobitsyna, R.; Sorokina, T. The Functional States of the Participants of a Marine Arctic Expedition with Different Levels of Vitamin D in Blood. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 6092. Simonova, N.; Kirichek, M.; Trofimova, A.A.; Korneeva, Y.; Trofimova, A.N.; Korobitsyna, R.; Sorokina, T. The Functional States of the Participants of a Marine Arctic Expedition with Different Levels of Vitamin D in Blood. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 6092.

Abstract

(1) Background: The issue of human adaptation to the Arctic environmental factors is relevant. The adaptation can be assessed through dynamic monitoring of the functional state of a person during his/her stay there. The vitamin D level in blood is one of the markers of the functional reserves of the human body and can contribute to more successful adaptation in the Arctic. (2) Methods: The study involved 38 participants in the scientific and educational expeditionary project "Arctic Floating University-2021". Blood collection for determination of vitamin D content was carried out at the beginning of the expedition. A dynamic study was carried out for 20 days in the morning and in the evening during a marine scientific expedition to the Arctic. The main parameters of the functional state of the participants were assessed using instrumental psychophysiological, projective and questionnaire methods. Statistical methods: Mann-Whitney U-test, correlation analysis using the Spearman coefficient. (3) Results: It was found that at the beginning of the expedition, the functional state of participants with severe vitamin D deficiency is characterized by a shorter average duration of RR intervals and reduced SDNN values, which may indicate a higher level of regulatory mechanisms tension. The pronounced differences in the nature of the dynamic series of objective and projective working capacity parameters were manifested most clearly. According to the subjective questionnaire characteristics of well-being, activity and mood, no significant features of the participants with vitamin D deficiency were revealed. (4) Conclusion: The participants with vitamin D deficiency in blood are characterized by a reduced adaptive capacity during the expedition to the Arctic.

Keywords

functional state of a person; stress; working capacity; vitamin D; dynamic monitoring; adaptation; the Arctic

Subject

Public Health and Healthcare, Public, Environmental and Occupational Health

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