[Epidemiological risk assessment of pathology development in occupational exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields].
A cross-sectional study of working conditions and health of the personnel of the civil aircraft radar-tracking system has been conducted based on periodical health examinations. The personnel was divided into three occupational groups. Group I was exposed to EMF EHF, group II--to EMF HF and UHF and group III was not exposed to EMF (reference group). The groups didn't differ in any occupational and non-occupational parameters. Health status of 250 workers was examined. High prevalence rate of cardiovascular diseases (ICD-X I00-I99) was found in the exposed groups. Odds ratio (OR) was 3.78 (95% CI 1.96-7.27) in group I and 2.13 (95% CI 1.13-4.03) in group II. High prevalence rate of cardiovascular diseases is explained by arterial hypertension (ICD-X I10-I15) (OR = 1.96 95% CI 1.04-3.70 in group I and OR = 1.80 95% CI 0.93-3.50 in group II) and ischemic heart disease (ICD-X I20-I25) (OR = 7.9 95% CI 3.48-18.06 in group I; OR = 3.0 95% CI 1.23-7.33--in group II). In the exposed groups cardiovascular diseases were developed in young age. OR was 7.04 (95% CI 1.64-30.19) in group I and 4.33 (95% CI 0.96-19.65) in group II in 30-39 age sub groups. Myocardium infarction was found in 2 out of 16 persons of this age in the group exposed to EMF.
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Research Institute of Occupational Health, Moscow, 105275 Russia. Tichon_I@mail.ru
D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000367:Age Factors; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011825:Radar; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology