Objective To explore main risk factors associated with stroke among workers in Zhanjiang Base of Offshore Oil Industry , so as to provide scientific evidence for the development of preventive and control measures against stroke .Methods A comparative study was made by using 117 stroke inpatients and the same number of non-stroke patients .By using the same health survey questionnaire , relative medical data , including gender, age, body mass, yeas of service at sea, smoking, alcoholism, blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, mental stress, cholesterol, triglyceride, low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( HDL-C ) and homocysteine were collected and analyzed .Multiple-factor unconditional Logistic regression analysis was applied to evaluate major risk factors associated with stroke among workers in Zhanjiang Base of Offshore Oil Industry .Results Multiple-factor unconditional Logistic regression analysis showed that the OR value and 95%CI for age were (2.052, 1.041-5.063), hypertension (2.108, 1.104-5.152), smoking (2.452, 1.156 -5.607), diabetes (1.053, 1.031 -3.077), heart disease (1.965, 1.105-4.344), high body mass index ( 2.353, 1.120-4.675), high mental stress (1.854, 1.091-7.501), years of service at sea (1.974, 1.124 -4.351), alcoholism (0.837, 0.784 -0.996), homocysteine (1.221, 1.092-3.325), low-density lipoprotein (1.536, 1.105 -2.227) and high-density lipoprotein (0.313, 0.092-1.025).Conclusions Research results indicated that age , hypertension, smoking, diabetes, heart disease, high mental stress, long years of service at sea, high body mass index, low-density lipoprotein, homocysteine were all risk factors associated with stroke , high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was a protective factor and alcoholism was not a risk factor of stroke .

Objective To explore main risk factors associated with stroke among workers in Zhanjiang Base of Offshore Oil Industry , so as to provide scientific evidence for the development of preventive and control measures against stroke .Methods A comparative study was made by using 117 stroke inpatients and the same number of non-stroke patients .By using the same health survey questionnaire , relative medical data , including gender, age, body mass, yeas of service at sea, smoking, alcoholism, blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, mental stress, cholesterol, triglyceride, low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( HDL-C ) and homocysteine were collected and analyzed .Multiple-factor unconditional Logistic regression analysis was applied to evaluate major risk factors associated with stroke among workers in Zhanjiang Base of Offshore Oil Industry .Results Multiple-factor unconditional Logistic regression analysis showed that the OR value and 95%CI for age were (2.052, 1.041-5.063), hypertension (2.108, 1.104-5.152), smoking (2.452, 1.156 -5.607), diabetes (1.053, 1.031 -3.077), heart disease (1.965, 1.105-4.344), high body mass index ( 2.353, 1.120-4.675), high mental stress (1.854, 1.091-7.501), years of service at sea (1.974, 1.124 -4.351), alcoholism (0.837, 0.784 -0.996), homocysteine (1.221, 1.092-3.325), low-density lipoprotein (1.536, 1.105 -2.227) and high-density lipoprotein (0.313, 0.092-1.025).Conclusions Research results indicated that age , hypertension, smoking, diabetes, heart disease, high mental stress, long years of service at sea, high body mass index, low-density lipoprotein, homocysteine were all risk factors associated with stroke , high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was a protective factor and alcoholism was not a risk factor of stroke .

OBJECTIVETo explore the association between occupational stress and other socio-psychological factors and work-related unintentional injury in off-shore oil production.

METHODSA cross-sectional survey was conducted among 561 Chinese off-shore oil workers. They were inquired with a self-administered questionnaire involving in socio-demographic characteristics, occupational stress, type A behavior personnel, social support and coping style, and work-related unintentional injury in the past year.

RESULTSSeventy-six (13.5%) workers experienced work-related unintentional injury for once time or more in the past year. A total 141 number of person-times were counted including 18 person-times being serious injury, 26 person-times moderate, and 97 person-times light. After adjustment for age, educational level, marital status, duration of off-shore work and job title, logistic regression indicated that perceived stress from "management problem and relationship with others" were significantly associated with work-related unintentional injuries in the past year (OR = 1.33, 95% CI: 1.05-1.68; P < 0.05). Workers lack of emotional support from friends seemed to less reporting on work-related unintentional injuries (OR = 0.37, 95% CI: 0.22-0.63).

CONCLUSIONThe results implied emphasizing on that the training and guidance as well as better cooperation among the workers might reduce work-related unintentional injuries in off-shore oil industry.

Accidents, Occupational ; prevention & control ; statistics & numerical data ; Adult ; Fuel Oils ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Occupational Diseases ; complications ; Stress, Psychological ; complications ; Wounds and Injuries ; etiology ; prevention & control