A Study on Urinary N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase Activities of Office Workers in a Certain Industrial Complex Area.
- Author:
Hwa Sung KIM
1
;
Gap Soo LEE
;
Sung Soo LEE
;
Kyu Dong AHN
;
Byung Kook LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine, Medicine College, Institute of Industrial Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
references values;
urinary N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG)
- MeSH:
Acetylglucosaminidase*;
Aminolevulinic Acid;
Creatinine;
Occupations;
Reference Values;
Urea;
Uric Acid;
Zinc
- From:Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine
1994;27(3):547-556
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In order to identify the necessary information of biochemical indices for renal effect of lead for the early detection in medical surveillance of lead worker, the reference values of urinary N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase(NAG) activities were studied with 205 office workers in one industrial complex area who were not exposed to lead occupationally. While study variables selected for lead exposure were blood lead (pbB), blood zinc protoporphyrin(ZPP) and delta-aminolevulinic acid (DALA) in urine, those for renal effect were urinary N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase(NAG), blood urea nitrogen(BUN), serum creatinine(cr), serum uric acid (Ua), and urinary total protein (U-Tp). The results obtained were as follows: 1. The mean values of blood lead, ZPP and DALA in all subjects were 14.39+/-4.02 microgram/dl, 21.61+/-8.00 microgram/dl, and 2.73+/-0.90 microgram/l respectively. 2. The mean value of urinary NAG activities in all subjects was 3.51+/-2.01 U/l. The mean value of urinary NAG activities, which calculated from NAG activities divided by urinary creatinine concentration (CNAG), was 5.42+/-5.53 U/g creatinine and logarithmic normal distributed. 3. The reference value of urinary NAG activity was 12.06 U/g creatinine (95% CI=10.57-14.76U/g creatinine). 4. Logarithmic CNAG(r=0.781 P<0.01), U-TP(r=0.670 p<0.01) and ZPP (r=0.172 p<0.05)showed statistically significant correlation with CNAG.
