Study Population
cardiac or cognitive
conditions on the study
ASTHMA
Study participants
(Healthy young participants
were recruited to minimize impacts of pre-existing cardiac or cognitive
conditions on the study results. Our interest was in acute subclinical
impacts. Pregnant women, subjects with self-reported respiratory (other
than asthma) or cardiovascular illnesses, and people with pacemakers
were excluded from the study. Our sample size was limited by the breadth
of health measurements collected, and the laboratory’s resources
to carry out the measurements. This may have impacted our statistical
power. The study was approved by the Health Canada Research Ethics
Board and is registered with 