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KMID : 0381319830220020051
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Korean Journal of Occupational Health
1983 Volume.22 No. 2 p.51 ~ p.61
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Prevalence Rate of Several General Diseases in Korean White Collar Workers
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Abstract
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Newly estabilished and promulgated Occupational Safety and Health Act has ruled out the manadatory physical examinations of the employees of certain industries such as Financing and Insurance. So, more active and autonomous health management on workers of those industries are demanded.
In order to obtain some data on health management of the workers, we investigated prevalence rates of several main general diseases such as hypertension, pulmonary tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus, diseases of urinary system and anemia among 15,700 Korean white collar workers who were working in Financing and Insurance and periodic general health examination has been carried out over a period of 1 year, from January to December 1982, at Catholic Industrial Accident Hospital, Catholic Medical College.
The results were as follows;
1. Prevalence rates of hypertension(criterion: 160/95㎜Hg) were 7.11％ in male and 0.98％ in female and were markedly increasing with age. And prevalence rates of boderline hypertension(criterion: 140-159/90-94㎜Hg)were 21.37％ in male and 5.63％ in female.
2. Prevalence rate of radiological chest abnormalities according to the result of 70㎜ photoflurography was 4.67％(5.48％ in male and 3.0％ in female). And prevalence rate of radiologically active pulmonary tuberculosis confirmed by standard chest P-A roentgenography was 1.14％(1.11％ in male and 1.21％ in female).
3. Urine sugar positive in screening test occurred among 3.41％ of males and 0.79％ of females. And prevalence rates of diabetes mellitus confirmed by fasting blood sugar level were 0.77％ in male and 0.06％ in female and were increasing with age.
4. Urine protein positive in screening test occurred among 3.06％ of males and 5.56％ of females. And prevalence rate of diseases of urinary system confirmed by urinalysis were 0.73％ in male and 1.11％ in female.
5. 0.75％ of males showed below 34％ value of hematocrit. And prevalence rates of anemia confirmed by complete blood count were 0.14％ in male and 0.91％ in female.
6. The mean value of hematocrit of males was 43.5％ with 3.54 S.D : that of females was 38.2％ with 3.15 S.D. The 95 percent confidence interval of males ranged from 36.4％ to 50.6％: that of females ranged from 31.9％ to 44.5％. It is recommended that the values of hematocrit as a screening criterion of anen ia in Korean white collar workers are to be arranged below 37％ in male and 32％ in female.
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