Investigation of occupational health of nuclear medicine radiation workers in Jiangsu Province, China, 2023
10.13491/j.issn.1004-714X.2024.05.009
- VernacularTitle:江苏省2023年核医学放射工作人员职业健康调查分析
- Author:
Wei CHEN
1
;
Shihao WU
2
;
Xindi WEI
2
;
Xiangyong FAN
1
;
Yuanyuan ZHOU
1
;
Yuji MIAO
1
;
Yeqing GU
3
;
Jinhan WANG
3
;
Zhili XIA
2
;
Zihao ZHANG
2
;
Jin WANG
1
Author Information
1. Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210009 China.
2. Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166 China.
3. Department of Radiobiology, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin 300192 China.
- Publication Type:OriginalArticles
- Keywords:
Nuclear medicine;
Radiation worker;
Occupational health examination;
Ionizing radiation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiological Health
2024;33(5):542-548
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the basic situation and occupational health conditions of nuclear medicine radiation workers in Jiangsu Province based on the research protocol developed by the Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences for the nationwide study on the health effects of nuclear medicine radiation in China, understand the impact of occupational radiation on the physical health of nuclear medicine radiation workers, and provide a basis for improving the occupational protection of nuclear medicine radiation workers and reducing the risk of occupational radiation-related health issues. Methods A census approach was used to collect general data and occupational health information of nuclear medicine radiation workers in Jiangsu Province. The analysis focused on the abnormalities in physical examination indicators among radiation workers of different genders, ages, and working years to evaluate the health effects of occupational radiation exposure. Results The occupational health examination data of 472 nuclear medicine radiation workers were collected from 76 medical institutions in Jiangsu Province. The results showed that the detection rate of abnormal hypothyroidism in female workers (8.90%) was higher than that in male workers (2.54%) (P=0.028). With increasing working years, the detection rates of cataract and continuous decrease in white blood cell count increased (P＜0.001). The multivariate logistic regression identified working years as a risk factor for cataract and continuous decrease in white blood cell count (OR=1.59, 95%CI=1.40-3.35, P=0.0003; OR=4.15, 95%CI=3.11-29.91, P=0.0001). In addition, working years was also a risk factor for hypertension, fatty liver, and tumor (OR=2.28, 95%CI=1.51-3.47, P=8.76 × 10−5; OR=1.69, 95%CI=1.10-2.58, P=0.0145; OR=2.04, 95%CI=1.00-4.16, P=0.0469). Conclusion The study found that working in nuclear medicine could increase the risk of various radiation-related diseases, and the risk is influenced by factors such as working years.
