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KMID : 0371019960290010113
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Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
1996 Volume.29 No. 1 p.113 ~ p.132
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A Survey on Health Behavior of Male Workers in Steel Industry
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Ha Eun-Hee
Lim Hyun-Sul
Wie Cha-Hyung
Kwak Jung-Ok
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Abstract
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This study was carried out to evaluate the relations among workers´ general characteristics, work-related behaviors and health related behaviors in a steel industry with 1,134 workers in Pohang.
The results were as follows;
1. The mean age of workers was 50 years old and working duration was 15 years and over. Most of them were married(94.5%) and had studied beyond high school (53.0%). They performed three shift work and most of them(63.0%) had experienced industial accidents. The frequency of noise and dust exposure was defined by a minimum ´´af 6 hours per day, and workers complained about noise exposure(62.9%) and dust(55.6%).
There were current smokers(67.7%), current drinkers(74.3%) and current exercising workers(32. 3%) in the industry. The number of cigarette consumption in current drinkers was significantly high (13.6 8.4 pieces/day) and the alcohol consumption in current smokers was significantly high(104.5 113.5 g/wk). And the number of cigarette consumption of exercisers was significantly low and the alcohol consumption of exercisers was higher than non-exercisers.
3. The ratio of current smokers on frequent noise in exposed workers versus non-exposed workers was not significantly high but the current drinkers in fre went noise and dust exposed workers was significantly higher than non-exposed.
4. The normal levels of SGOT workers in non-smokers weresignificantly higher than in current smokers, and the normal levels of LFT (SGOT, SGPT, rG,TP workers in nondrinkers were significantly high. The normal levels of SBP and DBP workers´; in current smokers were not significantly high but were significantly high in non-drinkers.
5. The ratio of current smokers in wokers unsatisfied with their job and working condition was higher than non-smokers, but the ratio of current drinkers in worker$ satisfied with their job and working condition were higher.
6. The significant factors for SGOT and rGTP were age, the drinking amount and BMI. But the only significant factor for r-GTP was BMI. The significant factors for DBP were age, the alcohol consumption and BMI. And the significant factors for SBP were age, BMI.
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KEYWORD
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Male Workers in Steel Industry, Health Behavior, Smoking, Drinking, Exercise
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