Health characteristics and symptom of workers in reactive dye industries.
- Author:
Kyung Jong LEE
1
;
Young Hahn MOON
;
Jaehoon ROH
;
Hae Sim PARK
;
Chein Soo HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
occupational asthma;
reactive dye;
prevalence;
symptom
- MeSH:
Asthma;
Asthma, Occupational;
Bronchitis;
Immunoglobulin E;
Incheon;
Korea;
Methacholine Chloride;
Prevalence;
Respiratory Function Tests;
Skin;
Smoke;
Smoking;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine
1990;23(3):338-344
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
This study investigated the symptoms, medical and occupational history of 424 workers of 5 reactive dye Industries in the Inchon area in Korea. The study was performed on March 6 and July 19, 1989. The tests applied to the subjects were: serum total IgE, skin prick test with 7 inhalatory antigens, pulmonary function test, chest X-ray, methacholine test, and bronchoprovocation test. The workers were classified according to these tests into 4 groups (healthy, realitively healthy, need careful medical observation, and occupational asthma), and were compared in terms of the group characteristics and the symptom prevalence. The prevalence of occupational asthma of workers in reactive dye was 5.9%. Significant differences were observed among the 4 groups. The groups were significantly different in the variables of sex and duration of smoking among their general characteristics ; asthma, bronchitis, and other respiratory diseases with respect to their past medical history. This study suggests that we should pay special attention to the workers exposed to the risk of occupational asthma.
