[Health condition of employees exposed to noise--extra auditory health effects].
The general and particular morbidity of 368 employees working on workplaces with the noise level exceeding the allowable values is presented in this paper. The employees not exposed to noise were included in the comparative group. The health condition of these groups has been examined with great care. It was found that the general morbidity rate was statistically higher among employees exposed to noise in comparison with the control group (96.7% against 83.2). In the study the significant difference was noted in case of arterial hypertension, the peptic ulcer, the diseases of locomotor system. Also the following diseases occurred more frequently among employees exposed to noise: cardiac ischaemia, diabetes mellitus, neoplasms, diseases of the nervous system and neurosis. The calculation result of the adds ratio was 6.0 and the population attributable risk--74.4%.
Zakładu Higieny i Epidemiologii Instytutu Medycyny Społecznej, Akademii Medycznej w Gdańsku. lubbbart@pg.gda.pl
Maria
M
Bartosińska
Jan
J
Ejsmont
D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009623:Noise, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors